Player Career
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Player Story
Brendan Flakes built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Winter Garden, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Brendan Flakes' career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Brendan Flakes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Northwestern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 1 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3.5 | 15.7 | 3 | 1.5 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 90 Purdue
Week 8 · W 19-0 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.5 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 38-7
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 13 · L 6-50 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 45 Tulane
Week 1 · L 3-23
1
Havoc Plays
16.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 16.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
3.5 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 3 usage
37.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
21.8
2 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
14
1 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 1.7 usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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