Former linebacker at Western Michigan. 2024: 26 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Zeeland, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 1826 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Western Michigan. 2024: 26 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Boone Bonnema
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Six seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Western Michigan, 62 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #465 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 26 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 18 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 38 | 5.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 59–31
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28@ Wisconsin | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-31vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Kent State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-16@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-18vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaden Keller’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA