Boone Bonnema: LB · Western Michigan · #22.
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Boone Bonnema
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The six seasons at Western Michigan span two head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| 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@ No. 2 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups26 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
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
Pass share
40.6%
323 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #465 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Western Michigan, 62 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
