Usage Score
1.4
Player Dossier
2022-2025Northwestern
Brendan Flakes
DL • 6'4" • 291 lbs • Winter Garden, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brendan Flakes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.4
Consistency
9.5
Season Value
7.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
2223232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
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.
Brendan Flakes, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Northwestern. Brendan Flakes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 1.5 primary output with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.4 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: Illinois
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.4
Usage
1.4
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Game-by-Game Trend
1234567
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Unknown: 0. Washington: 0. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 0. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 1
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. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Illinois: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Losses0.4 · n=5
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=7
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Illinois
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northwestern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1.5 | 12.9 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTEP
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#2
Illinois
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#3
Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#4
Tulane
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
Purdue
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
1.5 primary output · 12.9 efficiency · 2.5 usage
8.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
7.7
2 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
5.1
1 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8456
West Orange · Winter Garden, FL
- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
44
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.