Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Iowa State
Willie Harvey
LB • 6'0" • 224 lbs • Hastings, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Willie Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Willie Harvey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Hastings, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Willie Harvey's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Willie Harvey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State. Willie Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 230
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Willie Harvey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 230
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Pedro Menendez · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Spalding · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 147th (top 13%) · Big 12 14th (top 4%) · National 222nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 78 | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 76.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 72 | 8.5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 65.8 |
Related Context
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Willie Harvey played LB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Willie Harvey recorded 230 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa State paired 24.5 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
10.4
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 1. Iowa: 0.5. Oklahoma: 2. Akron: 0. TCU: 3.5. Oklahoma State: 3.5. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 0. Baylor: 1. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 5. Drake: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 9 by 42.5. Oklahoma: 7 by 49.2. Akron: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 12 by 85. Oklahoma State: 4 by 51.7. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 8 by 63.3. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 9 by 47.5. Texas: 6 by 35. Kansas State: 8 by 83.3. Drake: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
85 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | @ Washington State | L 26-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs DrakeSplash game | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Kansas State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-38 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Texas | L 10-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Baylor | W 28-14 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Kansas | W 27-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 40-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs West Virginia | W 30-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 48-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ TCU10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-17 | 12 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Akron | W 26-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 27-37 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Iowa | L 3-13 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Willie Harvey story
Willie Harvey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Hastings, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Willie Harvey's career was his defensive production: 230 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Willie Harvey's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Willie Harvey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 14.5 | 39.2 | 10.4 | 14.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 24.5 | 46.1 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 24.5 | 46.1 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa State | 23.5 | 42.4 | 10.4 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 23.5 | 42.4 | 10.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Baylor
Week 5 · L 42-45 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 13 · W 42-38 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Akron
Week 3 · W 41-14
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 5 · L 14-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 12 · W 66-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa State
24.5 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
76.7
24.5 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa State
65.8
23.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
16
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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