Usage Score
4.6
Player Dossier
2021-2025Northwestern
Garner Wallace
DB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garner Wallace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.3
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
9.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
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.
Garner Wallace, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern. Garner Wallace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss with 1 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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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
4.6
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Tulane: 1. Unknown: 0. UCLA: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Illinois: 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. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 8 by 43.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 3 by 22.5. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 6 by 25. Minnesota: 4 by 21.7. Illinois: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Illinois | L 13-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota | W 38-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan | L 22-24 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue | W 19-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA | W 17-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane | L 3-23 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northwestern
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 2.5 | 19.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2.5 | 19.3 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulane
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#2
UCLA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.1 takeover score.
#3
Maryland
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
Minnesota
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.
#5
UL Monroe
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.2 usage
38.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
9.7
2.5 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.85
Gaffney · Gaffney, SC
- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
62
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.