Usage Score
8.7
Player Dossier
2013-2017Colorado
Derek McCartney
OLB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Westminster, CO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek McCartney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.8
Consistency
55.5
Season Value
30.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
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.
Derek McCartney, OLB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Colorado. Derek McCartney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Colorado paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 3 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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2017 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
8.7
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. Texas State: 2. Unknown: 3. Washington: 0. UCLA: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon State: 1. Washington State: 2. California: 2. Arizona State: 2. USC: 0. Utah: 2.5
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. Colorado State: 4 by 16.7. Texas State: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 4 by 46.7. Washington: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 10 by 51.7. Washington State: 2 by 28.3. California: 1 by 24.2. Arizona State: 14 by 70. USC: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 9 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
70 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ Utah | L 13-34 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs USC | L 24-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles | L 30-41 | 14 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs California | W 44-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ Washington State | L 0-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Oregon State10+ tackles | W 36-33 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Arizona | L 42-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ UCLA | L 23-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Washington | L 10-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs UnknownSplash game | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Texas State | W 37-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Colorado State | W 17-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Colorado
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 1 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 14.5 | 29.8 | 8.7 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Hawai'i
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Utah
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#4
Arizona State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#5
Colorado State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Colorado
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
40.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Colorado
30.2
14.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 8.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Colorado
16.4
1 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.7511
Faith Christian Academy · Arvada, CO
- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
55
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.