Player Dossier

2019-2024

Western Michigan

Boone Bonnema

LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Zeeland, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Boone Bonnema shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

19.3

Consistency

14.3

Season Value

15.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Boone Bonnema, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Boone Bonnema shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 3 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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2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

19.3

Usage

7.9

Consistency

14.3

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 3. Syracuse: 0. Toledo: 1. Ball State: 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 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 42.5. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 5 by 30.8. Ball State: 4 by 36.7. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 0 by 0. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · n=4 · +1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -1.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

42.5 vs Unknown

Result
Wed 11/22vs Bowling GreenL 10-3410000
Wed 11/8vs Central MichiganW 38-2800000
Sat 10/28@ Eastern MichiganW 45-2110000
Sat 9/30vs Ball StateW 42-2443110
Sat 9/23@ ToledoL 31-4951100
Sat 9/9@ SyracuseL 7-4843000
Thu 8/31vs Unknown321.501.500

Career Arc

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

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    Western Michigan

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan04.20.5
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan04.20.80
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan08.420
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan05.50.90
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan619.37.96
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan317.34.2-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#2

Kent State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#3

Ball State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.7 takeover score.

#4

Wisconsin

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.3 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 2 usage

36.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

35.5

0 primary · 5.5 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8267

Zeeland East · Zeeland, MI

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

62

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
62