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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Penn State
Garrett Sickels
DE • 6'4" • Red Bank, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrett Sickels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Garrett Sickels built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Red Bank, NJ wearing No. 90, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Garrett Sickels' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Garrett Sickels, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. Garrett Sickels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Garrett Sickels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Red Bank Reg · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Red Bank Reg · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DE 38th (top 11%) · Big Ten 82nd (top 13%) · National 790th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 14 | 46 | 12.5 | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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Garrett Sickels played DE for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Sickels recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Penn State paired 20.5 primary output with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Penn State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
7.4
Consistency
34.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 0. Kent State: 2.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Temple: 1. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Maryland: 2. Ohio State: 6. Purdue: 1. Iowa: 0.5. Indiana: 3. Rutgers: 1. Michigan State: 2. Wisconsin: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 6 by 50. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 9.2. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. Ohio State: 9 by 87.5. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 3 by 17.5. Indiana: 3 by 42.5. Rutgers: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 8 by 53.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 11 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.9 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
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs USC | L 49-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 45-12 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Rutgers | W 39-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 45-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | W 41-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Purdue | W 62-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ohio State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 38-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Minnesota | W 29-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Michigan | L 10-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Temple | W 34-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Pittsburgh | L 39-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 33-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Garrett Sickels story
Garrett Sickels built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Red Bank, NJ wearing No. 90, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Garrett Sickels' career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Garrett Sickels' production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Garrett Sickels moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 20.5 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 20.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 20.5 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 11 · W 45-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 1 · W 33-13
2.5
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · W 45-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 9 · W 62-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Penn State
20.5 primary output · 27.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage
56.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
56.2
20.5 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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