Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Rutgers
Isaiah Wharton
DB • 6'1" • 203 lbs • Kissimmee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Wharton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Isaiah Wharton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Kissimmee, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Isaiah Wharton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Isaiah Wharton, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers. Isaiah Wharton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 141
- TFL
- 11
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Isaiah Wharton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Gateway · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Gateway · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 84th (top 10%) · Big Ten 50th (top 9%) · National 430th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 28.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 59.4 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Wharton played DB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Isaiah Wharton recorded 141 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 15.5 primary output with 33.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
33.8
Usage
8.2
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. Ohio State: 1. Kansas: 2. Buffalo: 1. Indiana: 1. Illinois: 0. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan: 1. Penn State: 4. Michigan State: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 6 by 35. Kansas: 4 by 36.7. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 6 by 35. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 6 by 35. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 3 by 52.5. Michigan State: 8 by 68.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 11 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
68.3 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 10-14 | 8 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 7-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Michigan | L 7-42 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Northwestern | L 15-18 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Maryland | L 7-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Illinois | L 17-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Indiana | L 17-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Buffalo | L 13-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ KansasSplash game | L 14-55 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Ohio State | L 3-52 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Texas State | W 35-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Wharton story
Isaiah Wharton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Kissimmee, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Isaiah Wharton's career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Wharton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 25.6 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6.5 | 17.9 | 2.4 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 15.5 | 33.8 | 8.2 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 10-14 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 12 · L 7-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 52-14
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 3 · W 37-28
2
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 55-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
15.5 primary output · 33.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
51.8
12 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
42.2
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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