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

4.2

Efficiency

17.3

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

10.2

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

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.3 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: Kent State

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

17.3

Usage

4.2

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 1. Ohio State: 0. Unknown: 0. Marshall: 0. Ball State: 0. Kent State: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 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. Wisconsin: 9 by 47.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 5 by 40.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · 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

Kent State

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Wisconsin

Result
Sat 11/30vs Eastern MichiganW 26-1811000
Wed 11/20@ Central MichiganL 14-1622000
Sat 10/26vs Kent StateW 52-2153110
Sat 10/5@ Ball StateW 45-4232000
Sat 9/28@ MarshallL 20-2721000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown30000
Sat 9/7@ Ohio StateL 0-5611000
Sat 8/31@ WisconsinL 14-2895100

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

Boone Bonnema quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

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