Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Boise State
Benton Wickersham
LB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Elko, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Benton Wickersham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Benton Wickersham built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Elko, NV wearing No. 25, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Benton Wickersham's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBenton Wickersham, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Boise State. Benton Wickersham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Benton Wickersham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- BYU
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · LB 541st (top 49%) · Mountain West 143rd (top 33%) · National 1,753rd (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 10 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 17 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
Related Context
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Benton Wickersham played LB for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Benton Wickersham recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Boise State paired 9 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 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: BYU
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 Postseason · Boise State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
6
Consistency
54.1
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Florida State: 0. Marshall: 0. Portland State: 0. Air Force: 1. UNLV: 1. Hawai'i: 1. BYU: 2. San José State: 1. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 1. Utah State: 1. Colorado State: 1. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Portland State: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 7 by 39.2. UNLV: 7 by 39.2. Hawai'i: 6 by 35. BYU: 3 by 32.5. San José State: 3 by 22.5. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico: 5 by 30.8. Utah State: 4 by 26.7. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 12 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ Washington | L 7-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-10 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Colorado State | W 31-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah State | W 56-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs New Mexico | W 42-9 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Wyoming | W 20-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ San José State | W 52-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ BYUSplash game | L 25-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Hawai'i | W 59-37 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ UNLV | W 38-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Air Force | W 30-19 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Portland State | W 45-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Marshall | W 14-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Florida State | W 36-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Benton Wickersham story
Benton Wickersham built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Elko, NV wearing No. 25, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Benton Wickersham's career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Boise State. 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 Benton Wickersham's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.
The arc is straightforward: Benton Wickersham 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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Boise State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 9 | 25.2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 25.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 1 | 13.7 | 2.7 | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ BYU
Week 8 · L 25-28
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 4 · W 30-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · W 40-32 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 14 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 7 · W 59-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Boise State
9 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 6 usage
57.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
57.3
9 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
42.3
0 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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