Player Dossier

2017-2021

Boise State

Riley Whimpey

LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • San Clemente, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Riley Whimpey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

28.8

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

13.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 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: Wyoming

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.

Riley Whimpey, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State. Riley Whimpey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Boise State paired 10.5 primary output with 50.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win with 2 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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2021 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

28.8

Usage

6.3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

San Diego State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. UTEP: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 0. Utah State: 0. Nevada: 0. BYU: 0. Air Force: 0. Colorado State: 0. Fresno State: 2. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0.5. San Diego State: 1

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. UCF: 11 by 45.8. UTEP: 8 by 48.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 7 by 29.2. BYU: 6 by 25. Air Force: 10 by 41.7. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 3 by 32.5. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico: 5 by 25.8. San Diego State: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs UTEP

Result
Fri 11/26@ San Diego StateL 16-2743100
Sun 11/21vs New MexicoW 37-0510.5000
Sat 11/13vs WyomingW 23-1385000
Sat 11/6@ Fresno StateW 40-1433110
Sat 10/30@ Colorado StateW 28-1921000
Sun 10/17vs Air Force10+ tacklesL 17-24107000
Sat 10/9@ BYUW 26-1763000
Sat 10/2vs NevadaL 31-4176000
Sat 9/25@ Utah StateW 27-311000
Sun 9/19vs Oklahoma StateL 20-2163000
Sat 9/11vs UTEPW 54-13830.5001
Thu 9/2@ UCF10+ tacklesL 31-36116000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Boise State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State110.12.1
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State631.77.85
2019 PostseasonBoise State1636.18.110
2019 Regular SeasonBoise State1636.18.10
2020 Regular SeasonBoise State10.550.111.9-5.5
2021 Regular SeasonBoise State528.86.3-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#3

Air Force

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#4

San José State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#5

Fresno State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Boise State

10.5 primary output · 50.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage

34.4

#2

2019 Postseason · Boise State

26.2

16 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Boise State

26.2

16 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8033

San Clemente · San Clemente, CA

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

287

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Riley Whimpey quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
287