Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Western Michigan
Will McCabe
DT • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Palatine, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Will McCabe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Will McCabe built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive tackle from Palatine, IL wearing No. 93, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Will McCabe's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Will McCabe, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan. Will McCabe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Will McCabe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DT
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · William Fremd · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- William Fremd · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 41 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Will McCabe played DT for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Will McCabe recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 3 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
15.4
Usage
2.8
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Monmouth: 0. Michigan State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Syracuse: 1. Central Michigan: 1. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 0. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Monmouth: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Toledo: 7 by 29.2. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 2 by 13.3. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.0 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
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs Western Kentucky | L 20-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Northern Illinois | L 14-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/12 | @ Ohio | W 37-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Ball State | W 35-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 27-34 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Miami (OH) | W 38-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Toledo | L 24-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Central Michigan | W 31-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Syracuse | L 33-52 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Georgia State | W 57-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan State | L 17-51 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Monmouth | W 48-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Will McCabe story
Will McCabe built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive tackle from Palatine, IL wearing No. 93, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Will McCabe's career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Will McCabe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3 | 17 | 7.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 17 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 2 · L 3-49
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 4 · L 33-52
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 5 · W 31-15 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
#4
@ BYU
Week 1 · L 18-49 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 9 · W 49-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
30.8 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
3 primary output · 17 efficiency · 7.5 usage
60.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
60.4
3 primary · 17 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
32.4
2.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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