Usage Score
8
Player Dossier
2015-2020Boise State
Sam Whitney
DE • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Folsom, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Whitney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
34.4
Consistency
43.3
Season Value
27.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Sam Whitney, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State. Sam Whitney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Boise State paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
8
Consistency
43.3
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
1234
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 0. Air Force: 0. BYU: 3. Colorado State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 7 by 29.2. Air Force: 6 by 25. BYU: 6 by 55. Colorado State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · -2.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2.5 · n=2 · +2.5 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=4
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
55 vs BYU
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Boise State
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season Progression
201520162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 2.5 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 2 | 12.3 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 5 | 34.4 | 8 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
BYU
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#2
Troy
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#3
Utah State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.
#4
Colorado State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.9 takeover score.
#5
Washington State
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 18.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Boise State
0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage
37.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Boise State
27.1
5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Boise State
10.2
2.5 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8081
Folsom · Folsom, CA
- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
57
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.