Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Northern 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.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Sean Folliard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Crystal Lake, IL wearing No. 40, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Sean Folliard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Sean Folliard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Sean Folliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Sean Folliard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Prairie Ridge · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Prairie Ridge · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 133rd (top 13%) · Mid-American 24th (top 5%) · National 199th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 81 | 7 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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Sean Folliard played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sean Folliard recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 12 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on 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.
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2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
39.7
Usage
8.7
Consistency
30.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ball 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. Western Illinois: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 6 by 30. South Florida: 5 by 20.8. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Western Illinois: 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
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
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 State | W 31-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | vs ToledoSplash game | L 24-31 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 45-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Buffalo | W 44-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 28-34 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Western Michigan10+ tackles | L 30-45 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-24 | 17 | 11 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Western Illinois | L 23-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs San Diego State | L 28-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Florida | L 17-48 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Wyoming | L 34-40 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sean Folliard story
Sean Folliard built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Crystal Lake, IL wearing No. 40, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Sean Folliard's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sean Folliard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 39.7 | 8.7 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 5 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 11 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 3 · L 13-20
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 7 · L 28-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 30-45 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
12 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
60.6
#2
2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
42.8
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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