Usage Score
6
Player Dossier
2013-2017Northwestern
Brett Walsh
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Monrovia, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brett Walsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
28.3
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
13.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
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.
Brett Walsh, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Brett Walsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Brett Walsh played LB for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brett Walsh recorded 104 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northwestern paired 6 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
6
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Nevada: 0. Duke: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 3. Iowa: 1. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 7 by 39.2. Bowling Green: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 11 by 45.8. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 7 by 59.2. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Nebraska: 12 by 50. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.3 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
Maryland
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Kentucky | W 24-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Illinois | W 42-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State | W 39-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 37-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Penn State | L 7-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles | L 24-33 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Duke | L 17-41 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Nevada | W 31-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 3 | 23 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 23 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 6 | 28.3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 28.3 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Maryland
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#2
Western Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Duke
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.
#4
Iowa
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
6 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 6 usage
13.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
13.7
6 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
11.7
3 primary · 23 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8059
Sacred Heart Griffin · Springfield, IL
- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
104
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.