Player Dossier

2013-2016

Northern Illinois

Sean Folliard

LB • 6'2" • Crystal Lake, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sean Folliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

39.7

Consistency

30.4

Season Value

23.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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.

Sean Folliard, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Sean Folliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 39.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with 4.5 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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2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

39.7

Usage

8.8

Consistency

30.4

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0.5. South Florida: 0. San Diego State: 0. Unknown: 1. Ball State: 4.5. Western Michigan: 0.5. Central Michigan: 1. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 3. Kent State: 1.5

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. Wyoming: 6 by 30. South Florida: 5 by 20.8. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 6 by 35. Ball State: 17 by 95. Western Michigan: 11 by 50.8. Central Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 8 by 33.3. Toledo: 8 by 63.3. Kent State: 6 by 40

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

95 vs Ball State

Result
Fri 11/25@ Kent StateW 31-21620.5001
Thu 11/10vs ToledoSplash gameL 24-3184210
Wed 11/2vs Bowling GreenW 45-2084000
Sat 10/22vs BuffaloW 44-732000
Sat 10/15vs Central MichiganL 28-3487100
Sat 10/8@ Western Michigan10+ tacklesL 30-451150.5000
Sat 10/1@ Ball State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 31-2417112.5011
Sat 9/24vs Unknown64001
Sat 9/17vs San Diego StateL 28-4231000
Sat 9/10@ South FloridaL 17-4855000
Sun 9/4@ WyomingL 34-40610.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northern Illinois

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2014 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois000
2015 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1201
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1239.78.811

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.

#2

Ohio State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Toledo

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.

#5

Central Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

40.4

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

23.4

12 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.75

Prairie Ridge · Crystal Lake, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

81

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Sean Folliard quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
81