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

11.9

Efficiency

50.1

Consistency

61.2

Season Value

34.4

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

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 50.1 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: Colorado State

Win 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

50.1

Usage

11.9

Consistency

61.2

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 2. Air Force: 1. BYU: 2. Colorado State: 3. Hawai'i: 0. Wyoming: 0. San José State: 2.5

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 49.2. Air Force: 7 by 39.2. BYU: 9 by 57.5. Colorado State: 14 by 80. Hawai'i: 8 by 33.3. Wyoming: 9 by 37.5. San José State: 7 by 54.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=5 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · n=2 · +1.1 vs Wins
First Half2 · n=4 · +1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=3 · -1.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

80 vs Colorado State

Result
Sat 12/19@ San José StateL 20-34731.5001
Sat 12/12@ WyomingW 17-996000
Sun 11/22@ Hawai'iW 40-3286000
Fri 11/13vs Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 52-21146300
Sat 11/7vs BYUSplash gameL 17-5194200
Sat 10/31@ Air ForceW 49-3072001
Sat 10/24vs Utah StateW 42-1376110

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