Usage / Role
57%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
Travis Whillock
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Travis Whillock built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Travis Whillock's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Travis Whillock, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern. Travis Whillock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Travis Whillock quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Katy · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Katy · 61 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 50 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 78 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Travis Whillock played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Travis Whillock recorded 135 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northwestern paired 8 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 0. UNLV: 0. Michigan State: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Nebraska: 1. Ohio State: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 1.5. Purdue: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Minnesota: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 10 by 41.7. UNLV: 7 by 29.2. Michigan State: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 13 by 70. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 8 by 48.3. Purdue: 6 by 25. Massachusetts: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
70 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs Minnesota | L 22-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Massachusetts | W 45-6 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Purdue | L 22-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Indiana | L 3-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Iowa | L 0-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Ohio State | L 3-52 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Nebraska | L 10-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 15-24 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Michigan State | L 10-31 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UNLV | W 30-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Stanford10+ tackles | L 7-17 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Travis Whillock story
Travis Whillock built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Travis Whillock's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Northwestern. 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 Travis Whillock's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Travis Whillock 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
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Northwestern
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 38.1 | 8.2 | 8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 38.1 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5.5 | 34.2 | 8 | -2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 15-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Notre Dame
Week 10 · L 21-31
2
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 1 · W 31-20 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 10 · L 3-34 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
8 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 8.2 usage
62.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
62.4
8 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
45.4
5.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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