Player Dossier

2012-2016

Michigan

Chris Wormley

DE • 6'6" • Toledo, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Wormley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

29%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for an edge defender

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Chris Wormley built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from Toledo, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Chris Wormley's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9456

Whitmer · Toledo, OH

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 10
Overall
No. 74
NFL Team
Baltimore Ravens

Chris Wormley, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan. Chris Wormley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
37
TFL
8
Sacks
6
QB hurries
6

Quick Answers

Chris Wormley quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · DE
Career Tackles
37
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
4-star · Whitmer · Michigan
High school pipeline
Whitmer · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 3 · Pick 10 · Baltimore Ravens
Latest roster
No. 43 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
37 tackles · DE 73rd (top 20%) · Big Ten 118th (top 19%) · National 1,109th (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonMichigan121-01-064.1
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan1236865-064.1

Related Context

Chris Wormley played DE for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Wormley recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Michigan paired 20 primary output with 29.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Michigan

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

29.5

Usage

8

Consistency

60.2

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 1. UCF: 2.5. Colorado: 2. Penn State: 3. Wisconsin: 2. Rutgers: 0.5. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 4. Maryland: 0. Iowa: 3. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. UCF: 6 by 50. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Penn State: 3 by 42.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 1 by 9.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 0 by 40. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 6 by 55. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 5 by 40.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

55 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 12/31@ Florida StateL 32-3310000
Sat 11/26@ Ohio StateSplash gameL 27-3051110
Sat 11/19vs IndianaW 20-1033000
Sun 11/13@ IowaSplash gameL 13-1464210
Sat 11/5vs MarylandW 59-321000
Sat 10/29@ Michigan StateSplash gameW 32-2300000
Sat 10/22vs IllinoisW 41-832000
Sat 10/8@ RutgersW 78-0100.5000
Sat 10/1vs WisconsinSplash gameW 14-741110
Sat 9/24vs Penn StateSplash gameW 49-10321.501.500
Sat 9/17vs ColoradoSplash gameW 45-28310.500.500
Sat 9/10vs UCFSplash gameW 51-14631.5010

Player Story

Chris Wormley story

Chris Wormley built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from Toledo, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Chris Wormley's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chris Wormley's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Wormley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2016 PostseasonMichigan2029.5820
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan2029.580

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan State

Week 9 · W 32-23 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 11 · L 13-14 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

#3

vs UCF

Week 2 · W 51-14

2.5

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Penn State

Week 4 · W 49-10 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Wisconsin

Week 5 · W 14-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Michigan

20 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 8 usage

64.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Michigan

64.1

20 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games