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Rotational defensive role
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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 29.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Brett Walsh built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Monrovia, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Brett Walsh's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Brett Walsh, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Brett Walsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brett Walsh quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sacred Heart Griffin · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Sacred Heart Griffin · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · LB 200th (top 19%) · Big Ten 38th (top 7%) · National 355th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 34 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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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 8 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.9 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.
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2017 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
29.9
Usage
6.3
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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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: 1. Maryland: 3. Iowa: 1. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 22.5. 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 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Brett Walsh story
Brett Walsh built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Monrovia, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Brett Walsh's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Brett Walsh's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 23 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 29.9 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 29.9 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · L 21-22
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 2 · L 17-41
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Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 24-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
38.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
8 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 6.3 usage
56.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
56.1
8 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
28.9
3 primary · 23 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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