Player Dossier

2017-2020

Boise 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.

Usage Score

5.9

Efficiency

24.5

Consistency

45.8

Season Value

22.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Boise State
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.

Benton Wickersham, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State. Benton Wickersham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Boise State paired 0 primary output with 10.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.5 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Boise State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

24.5

Usage

5.9

Consistency

45.8

Best Game by takeover score

Washington

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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. Unknown: 0. Air Force: 1. UNLV: 1. Hawai'i: 1. BYU: 2. San José State: 0. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 1. Utah State: 1. Colorado State: 1. Hawai'i: 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. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 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 12.5. 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

Wins0.5 · n=11 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=7 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs UNLV

Result
Sun 12/22@ WashingtonL 7-3852000
Sat 12/7vs Hawai'iW 31-1073000
Fri 11/29@ Colorado StateW 31-2443100
Sun 11/24@ Utah StateW 56-2142100
Sun 11/17vs New MexicoW 42-9510.500.500
Sun 11/10vs WyomingW 20-1783000
Sun 11/3@ San José StateW 52-4231000
Sun 10/20@ BYUL 25-28310.500.501
Sun 10/13vs Hawai'iW 59-3764001
Sun 10/6@ UNLVW 38-1372001
Sat 9/21vs Air ForceW 30-1972100
Sun 9/15vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/7vs MarshallW 14-711000
Sat 8/31@ Florida StateW 36-3120000

Career Arc

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

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    Boise State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State06.71.2
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State010.120
2019 PostseasonBoise State824.55.98
2019 Regular SeasonBoise State824.55.90
2020 Regular SeasonBoise State113.72.8-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

BYU

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#3

Air Force

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.3 takeover score.

#4

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Boise State

0 primary output · 10.1 efficiency · 2 usage

37.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Boise State

36

0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Boise State

22.4

8 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

110

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Benton Wickersham quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
110