Player Profile

Michael Kilbane

DL • 6'5" • 275 lbs • Lakewood, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Michael Kilbane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.6

Efficiency

26.8

Consistency

51.8

Season Value

30.7

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Northwestern
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Michael Kilbane, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Michael Kilbane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Northwestern paired 12 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Northwestern

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

26.8

Usage

13.6

Consistency

51.8

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Unknown: 1. Oregon: 1.5. UCLA: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 2. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 4. Illinois: 0.5

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. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 3 by 27.5. UCLA: 1 by 14.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 3 by 52.5. Illinois: 5 by 25.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=6 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=5 · +0.4 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

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Minnesota

Result
Fri 12/26vs Central MichiganW 34-743000
Sun 11/30@ IllinoisL 13-20510.5000
Sat 11/22vs MinnesotaSplash gameW 38-3533211
Sat 11/15vs MichiganL 22-2451000
Sat 10/25@ NebraskaL 21-2874000
Sat 10/18vs PurdueW 19-031110
Sat 10/11@ Penn StateW 22-2153100
Sat 10/4vs UL MonroeW 42-7200.500.500
Sat 9/27vs UCLAW 17-14100.500.500
Sat 9/13vs OregonL 14-34311.5000
Fri 9/5vs Unknown410.500.500

Career Arc

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

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    Northwestern

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern0.58.51.8
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0.58.51.80
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern5.512.64.45
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern1226.813.66.5
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1226.813.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Minnesota

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.

#4

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.

#5

Oregon

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Northwestern

12 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage

30.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

30.7

12 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

10.8

5.5 primary · 12.6 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8817

St. Edward · Lakewood, OH

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

73

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
73