Player Career

Adam Buirge Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Adam Buirge story

Adam Buirge built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 29, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Adam Buirge's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Adam Buirge's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Adam Buirge moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois06.91.2
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1.516.32.71.5
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois011.12-1.5
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois06.31.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 11 · W 63-17 · Conference game

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

68.3 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Akron

Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game

0

Havoc Plays

25.3 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 25.3 takeover score.

#3

@ BYU

Week 9 · W 7-6

0

Havoc Plays

18 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 18 takeover score.

#4

vs Miami (OH)

Week 12 · L 7-13 · Conference game

0

Havoc Plays

14.5 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Western Michigan

Week 13 · L 21-28 · Conference game

0

Havoc Plays

11.4 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 2 usage

42.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

39.6

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

38.9

0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

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Impact games

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Splash games

0

10+ tackle games