Usage Score
3
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.
Efficiency
15.4
Consistency
7.7
Season Value
8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
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.
Will McCabe, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Western Michigan. Will McCabe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
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.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
15.4
Usage
3
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Unknown: 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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs First Half
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 Unknown | — | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3 | 17 | 8.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 17 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 2.5 | 15.4 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 2.5 | 15.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#2
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#4
BYU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Postseason · Western Michigan
3 primary output · 17 efficiency · 8.1 usage
23.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
23.5
3 primary · 17 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
8
2.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8054
William Fremd · Palatine, IL
- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
47
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.