Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2019North Texas
Mike Linehan
LB • 6'2" • 234 lbs • Highland Park, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Linehan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Idaho • North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Mike Linehan built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a linebacker from Highland Park, TX wearing No. 40, spending time with Idaho and North Texas. The clearest part of Mike Linehan's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Mike Linehan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas. Mike Linehan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
Quick Answers
Mike Linehan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Highland Park · Idaho
- High school pipeline
- Highland Park · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · LB 761st (top 61%) · Conference USA 274th (top 44%) · National 2,691st (top 46%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 3 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 58.4 |
Related Context
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Mike Linehan played LB for Idaho and North Texas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Mike Linehan recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Idaho.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
North Texas paired 3 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Idaho, North Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
5.7
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 0. California: 2. UAB: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 1 by 4.2. California: 2 by 28.3. UAB: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs UAB
Player Story
Mike Linehan story
Mike Linehan built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a linebacker from Highland Park, TX wearing No. 40, spending time with Idaho and North Texas. The clearest part of Mike Linehan's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Mike Linehan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Idaho
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
North Texas
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 1 | 15 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 0 | 10.4 | 2.2 | -1 |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 3 | 23.9 | 5.7 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ California
Week 3 · L 17-23
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 14 · L 21-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas State
Week 11 · W 47-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Montana State
Week 1 · W 20-17
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Havoc Plays
19.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Missouri
Week 8 · L 21-68
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Havoc Plays
12.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · North Texas
3 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 5.7 usage
58.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Idaho
42.9
0 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · North Texas
39.7
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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