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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Wisconsin
Garret Dooley
OLB • 6'3" • 246 lbs • Rochester, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garret Dooley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Garret Dooley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Rochester, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Garret Dooley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Garret Dooley, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin. Garret Dooley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Garret Dooley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rochester · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Rochester · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · OLB 16th (top 32%) · Big Ten 98th (top 16%) · National 975th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 39 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 39 | 12 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.6 |
Related Context
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Garret Dooley played OLB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Garret Dooley recorded 5 rushing yards and 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 24.5 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.9 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: Northwestern
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
26.9
Usage
8.4
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Utah State: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 3. BYU: 0. Northwestern: 8.5. Nebraska: 2. Purdue: 2. Maryland: 1. Illinois: 3. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 0.5. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 2 by 13.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 46.7. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 9 by 87.5. Nebraska: 1 by 24.2. Purdue: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 4 by 46.7. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 38.3. Minnesota: 2 by 13.3. Ohio State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 13 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | @ Miami | W 34-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Ohio State | L 21-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Minnesota | W 31-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 24-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Iowa | W 38-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Indiana | W 45-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 24-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Maryland | W 38-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 17-9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 38-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Northwestern2+ sacks · Splash game | W 33-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 5 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ BYU | W 40-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 31-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Utah State | W 59-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Garret Dooley story
Garret Dooley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Rochester, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Garret Dooley's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Garret Dooley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 24.5 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 24.5 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 8 · W 17-9 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 5 · L 7-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 9 · W 23-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 2 · W 31-14
3
Havoc Plays
60.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
24.5 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
57.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
57.6
24.5 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
41.6
13 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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