Usage Score
7
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 26.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
26.5
Consistency
34.7
Season Value
26.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio 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.
Garrett Sickels, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. Garrett Sickels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
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 18.5 primary output with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.5 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Postseason · Penn State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
26.5
Usage
7
Consistency
34.7
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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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: 1. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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 43.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.7 · Games = 11 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs First Half
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 State | 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 Maryland | 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 State | W 33-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
20132014201520162016
| 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 | 18.5 | 26.5 | 7 | 18.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 18.5 | 26.5 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.
#2
Indiana
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
#3
Kent State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.3 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.
#5
Maryland
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 21.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Penn State
18.5 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 7 usage
26.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
26.9
18.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.9225
Red Bank Reg · Little Silver, NJ
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
47
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.