Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Northern Illinois
Alex Schwab
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • New Berlin, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Schwab shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Alex Schwab built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from New Berlin, WI wearing No. 18, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Alex Schwab's career was his defensive...
Read the storyAlex Schwab, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Alex Schwab shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Alex Schwab quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Kent State
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 310th (top 29%) · Mid-American 78th (top 15%) · National 765th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 43 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
Related Context
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Alex Schwab played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Schwab recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 5.5 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Boston College: 0. Eastern Illinois: 0. Nebraska: 0. San Diego State: 0. Kent State: 0.5. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Ball State: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Illinois: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 7 by 34.2. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 7 by 29.2. Ball State: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Duke | L 14-36 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Central Michigan | L 24-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 35-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 63-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Toledo | L 17-27 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 30-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Bowling Green | W 48-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Buffalo | W 14-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kent State | W 24-3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ San Diego State | L 28-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | W 21-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 38-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Boston College | L 20-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Schwab story
Alex Schwab built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from New Berlin, WI wearing No. 18, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Alex Schwab's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Schwab's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 5.5 | 19.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5.5 | 19.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 31-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 11 · W 63-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 10 · W 45-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
5.5 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
39.4
5.5 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
29.8
4 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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