Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
Paddy Fisher
LB • 6'4" • 246 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Paddy Fisher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Paddy Fisher built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Paddy Fisher's career was his defensive production: 401...
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- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Paddy Fisher, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Paddy Fisher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 401
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 10
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Paddy Fisher Northwestern Highlights
2020 · Northwestern · Player Highlight
Paddy Fisher college highlights at Northwestern.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Paddy Fisher quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 401
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mission College Preparatory Catholic · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Mission College Preparatory Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 30th (top 3%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 33rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 108 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 14 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14 | 103 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 74 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 65.9 |
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Paddy Fisher played LB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paddy Fisher recorded 401 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northwestern paired 15.5 primary output with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
43.7
Usage
10
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 1. Nevada: 0. Duke: 0.5. Bowling Green: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 1.5. Maryland: 2. Iowa: 1. Michigan State: 2.5. Nebraska: 1. Purdue: 1. Minnesota: 0.5. Illinois: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 18 by 55. Bowling Green: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 8 by 43.3. Penn State: 6 by 40. Maryland: 4 by 36.7. Iowa: 9 by 47.5. Michigan State: 17 by 75. Nebraska: 13 by 60. Purdue: 7 by 39.2. Minnesota: 5 by 25.8. Illinois: 10 by 76.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Kentucky | W 24-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-7 | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Minnesota | W 39-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 39-31 | 17 | 14 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 37-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Penn State | L 7-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-33 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Duke10+ tackles | L 17-41 | 18 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Nevada | W 31-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Paddy Fisher story
Paddy Fisher built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Paddy Fisher's career was his defensive production: 401 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 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 Paddy Fisher's production has multiple signals. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Paddy Fisher 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
2017201720182018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 15.5 | 43.7 | 10 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 15.5 | 43.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 9 | 40.6 | 8.6 | -6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 40.6 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 40.6 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 10.5 | 50.6 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10.5 | 50.6 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 13 · W 42-7 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · W 24-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 20-29 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 9 · W 39-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
15.5 primary output · 43.7 efficiency · 10 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
71.3
15.5 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Northwestern
65.9
10.5 primary · 50.6 efficiency · 11.5 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
11
Splash games
15
10+ tackle games
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