Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Wisconsin
Andrew Van Ginkel
LB • 6'4" • 233 lbs • Rock Valley, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Andrew Van Ginkel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Andrew Van Ginkel built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Rock Valley, IA wearing No. 17, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Andrew Van Ginkel's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 151
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Andrew Van Ginkel, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Andrew Van Ginkel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Andrew Van Ginkel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · LB
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- New Mexico
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 5 · Pick 13 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 282nd (top 24%) · Big Ten 69th (top 12%) · National 602nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 36 | 9 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 51 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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Andrew Van Ginkel played LB for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andrew Van Ginkel recorded 90 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 22 primary output with 38.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.9 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: New Mexico
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
38.9
Usage
13.2
Consistency
60.1
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1. New Mexico: 5.5. BYU: 0. Nebraska: 2. Michigan: 3. Illinois: 2. Northwestern: 0. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 2. Purdue: 4. Minnesota: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico: 3 by 62.5. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 0 by 20. Michigan: 6 by 55. Illinois: 6 by 45. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 8 by 53.3. Purdue: 10 by 81.7. Minnesota: 6 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 5 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | L 15-37 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Purdue10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 47-44 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 10-22 | 8 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Rutgers | W 31-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Northwestern | L 17-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 49-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 13-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 41-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs BYU | L 21-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 45-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Andrew Van Ginkel story
Andrew Van Ginkel built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Rock Valley, IA wearing No. 17, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Andrew Van Ginkel's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wisconsin. 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 Andrew Van Ginkel's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Andrew Van Ginkel 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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Wisconsin
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 23.5 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 23.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 23.5 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 22 | 38.9 | 13.2 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 2 · W 45-14
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 12 · W 47-44 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 1 · W 34-24 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 38-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
22 primary output · 38.9 efficiency · 13.2 usage
73.1
#2
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
64.1
23.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
64.1
23.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
13
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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