Usage Score
5.3
Player Dossier
2015-2018UCLA
Rick Wade
DL • 6'6" • 275 lbs • Santa Margarita, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rick Wade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.7
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
10.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
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.
Rick Wade, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · UCLA. Rick Wade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
UCLA paired 6 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with 2.5 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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2018 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.7
Usage
5.3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 2.5. Oklahoma: 0. Fresno State: 0. Washington: 0. Arizona: 0. Utah: 0.5. Oregon: 1. Arizona State: 0. USC: 0
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. Cincinnati: 2 by 33.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 2 by 13.3. Oregon: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. USC: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=4 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs USC | W 34-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Arizona State | L 28-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Oregon | L 21-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Utah | L 10-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | vs Arizona | W 31-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Washington | L 24-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Fresno State | L 14-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Oklahoma | L 21-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UCLA
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 4 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 6 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 6 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 4 | 13.7 | 5.3 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
BYU
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#2
Texas A&M
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#3
Cincinnati
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#4
Stanford
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.5 takeover score.
#5
Arizona State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · UCLA
6 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
22.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · UCLA
22.4
6 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
10.7
4 primary · 13.7 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8883
Santa Margarita Catholic · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
75
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.