Usage Score
5
Player Dossier
2017-2018Virginia Tech
Rico Kearney
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rico Kearney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.6
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
9.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
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.
Rico Kearney, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Rico Kearney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 2 primary output with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Loss with 1.5 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 · Virginia Tech
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
17.6
Usage
5
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0.5. Old Dominion: 0. Duke: 0. Notre Dame: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Boston College: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 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. Unknown: 3 by 17.5. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Boston College: 18 by 65. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
65 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/10 | @ Pittsburgh | L 22-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Boston College10+ tackles | L 21-31 | 18 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | vs Georgia Tech | L 28-49 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ North Carolina | W 22-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Notre Dame | L 23-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Duke | W 31-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Old Dominion | L 35-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Virginia Tech
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 17.6 | 5 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Boston College
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 18.7 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Tech
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.5 takeover score.
#4
Notre Dame
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.
#5
Old Dominion
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
2 primary output · 17.6 efficiency · 5 usage
9.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
35
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.