Player Dossier

2009-2009

Minnesota

Kevin Whaley

RB • 5'9" • Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Kevin Whaley leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

16.5

Efficiency

39.2

Consistency

69.3

Season Value

56.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Scouting Read

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Kevin Whaley, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason · Minnesota. Kevin Whaley leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.2 efficiency.

Kevin Whaley played RB for Minnesota. Across 1 tracked season, Kevin Whaley recorded 367 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Minnesota.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Minnesota paired 373 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Minnesota

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

33.9

Efficiency

39.2

Usage

16.5

Consistency

69.3

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 42. Syracuse: 0. Northwestern: 31. Wisconsin: 3. Purdue: 79. Penn State: 11. Ohio State: 37. Michigan State: 35. Illinois: 41. Unknown: 56. Iowa: 38

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 11 by 39.8. Syracuse: 1 by 0. Northwestern: 5 by 64.6. Wisconsin: 2 by 15.6. Purdue: 8 by 91.1. Penn State: 6 by 19.1. Ohio State: 8 by 46.9. Michigan State: 13 by 28. Illinois: 8 by 53.4. Unknown: 16 by 36.5. Iowa: 11 by 36

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins36.3 · Games = 4 · +7.6 vs Losses
Losses28.7 · Games = 6 · -7.6 vs Wins
First Half27.7 · Games = 6 · -13.7 vs Second Half
Second Half41.4 · Games = 5 · +13.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

91.1 vs Purdue

Result
Thu 12/31@ Iowa StateL 13-1411423.8003.8
Sat 11/21@ IowaL 0-1211383.5003.5
Sat 11/14vs Unknown16563.5003.5
Sat 11/7vs IllinoisL 32-358415.1015.1
Sun 11/1vs Michigan StateW 42-3413352.7002.7
Sat 10/24@ Ohio StateL 7-387314.400164.6
Sat 10/17@ Penn StateL 0-206111.8001.8
Sat 10/10vs PurdueW 35-208799.9019.9
Sat 10/3vs WisconsinL 28-31231.5001.5
Sat 9/26@ NorthwesternW 35-245316.2006.2
Sat 9/5@ SyracuseW 23-2010000

Career Arc

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    Minnesota

    2009

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonMinnesota37339.216.5
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota37339.216.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79

Primary metric

79 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.

#2

Unknown

56

Primary metric

Game with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.

#3

Illinois

41

Primary metric

Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.

#4

Iowa State

42

Primary metric

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#5

Northwestern

31

Primary metric

Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

31 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2009 Postseason · Minnesota

373 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage

56.2

#2

2009 Regular Season · Minnesota

56.2

373 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.78

Gulliver Prep · Miami, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

373

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.