Usage Score
4.9
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 18.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.9
Consistency
12.5
Season Value
34.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
1718
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Scouting Read
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Rico Kearney, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Rico Kearney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Rico Kearney played LB for Virginia Tech. Across 2 tracked seasons, Rico Kearney recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 3 primary output with 18.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.9 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.
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2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
18.9
Usage
4.9
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. William & Mary: 0.5. Old Dominion: 0. Duke: 0. Notre Dame: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Boston College: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. William & Mary: 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 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
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 William & Mary | W 62-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 3 |
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 61.4 takeover score.
#2
Pittsburgh
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.1 takeover score.
#3
William & Mary
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 18.4 takeover score.
#4
Georgia Tech
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.5 takeover score.
#5
Notre Dame
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
3 primary output · 18.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage
34.1
#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.
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