Player Dossier

2016-2019

Northern Illinois

Adam Buirge

S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Minneapolis, MN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Adam Buirge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

6.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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.

Adam Buirge, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Adam Buirge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Adam Buirge played S for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Adam Buirge recorded 45 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Win with 0 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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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

1.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Utah: 0. Nebraska: 0. Ohio: 0. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Western Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 0 by 0. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Akron

Result
Wed 11/27vs Western MichiganW 17-1410000
Thu 11/14@ ToledoW 31-2821000
Sat 11/2@ Central MichiganL 10-4811000
Sat 10/26vs AkronW 49-053000
Sat 10/12@ OhioW 39-3600000
Sun 9/15@ NebraskaL 8-4411000
Sat 9/7@ UtahL 17-3511000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    Northern Illinois

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois06.91.2
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1.516.32.81.5
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois011.12-1.5
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois06.31.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#2

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.1 takeover score.

#3

BYU

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.3 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.6 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 2 usage

37.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

36

0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

35.9

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7972

Park Center · Minneapolis, MN

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

45

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.