2017 Football Roster
Roster
Garret Dooley
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 246
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Ill.
- High School:
- Rochester
Honors and Awards
2017: Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... third-team All-Big Ten (media)
Notable:Â Invited to 2018 Senior Bowl ... invited to 2018 NFL Scouting Combine
Career: Played in 39 games with 16 starts at outside linebacker ... recorded 84 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks ...  part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles …  contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his four-year career … earned bachelor's degree in personal finance in May 2017
2017 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 14 games at outside linebacker ... logged 41 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and 7.5 sacks ... shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … notched 8 tackles, including 4.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks, to open Big Ten play vs. Northwestern on Sept. 30 ... recorded 5 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Illinois on Oct. 28 ... recorded 4 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9 ... notched 3 tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... had 3 tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... claimed 3 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... had 2 tackles vs. Iowa on Nov. 13 ... notched 2 tackles at Indiana on Nov. 4 ... made 2 tackles, including 0.5 TFL, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 25 ...had 2 tackles at BYU on Sept. 16 ... made 2 tackles, including 0.5 TFL, on Utah State on Sept. 1 ... had 1 tackle at Nebraska on Oct. 7 ... had 1 tackle vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30
2016 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games, including two starts ... made a tackle vs. LSU on Sept. 3 ... logged 1 solo tackle vs. Akron on Sept. 10 ... recorded a solo tackle vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 ... made 3 tackles at Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... garnered 7 tackles, including 5 solo tackles and 1.0 sack, at Michigan on Oct. 1 ... logged 4 solo tackles vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15 ... recorded 7 tackles, including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, at Iowa on Oct. 22 ... made a career-high 7 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Nebraska on Oct. 29 ... recorded 2 solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at Northwestern on Nov. 5 ... logged 2 tackles vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 ... garnered 2 tackles, including 0.5 sack at Purdue on Nov. 19 ... recorded 0.5 sack vs. Minnesota on Nov. 26 ... logged 1 solo tackle vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3 ... made 1 solo tackle vs. Western Michigan in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
2015 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 11 games … recorded three tackles … logged career-high two tackles vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 … also made a tackle vs. Iowa on Oct. 3
2014 Season: Did not play
2013 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Four-star recruit according to ESPN ... rated three stars by Rivals and Scout ... rated as the No. 18 inside linebacker according to ESPN, No. 22 by Scouts and No. 25 by Rivals ... ranked as the No. 11 recruit in the state of Illinois by ESPN, No. 17 by Rivals ... made 132 tackles, including 18.0 for loss and 14.5 sacks, at middle linebacker ... on offense, ran for 1,456 yards and 32 touchdowns, adding 34 catches for 474 yards and five more touchdowns as a senior ... Class 4A first-team all-state, ILB Lemming Award Recipient, Chicago Tribune All-State selection ... first-team all-conference and Central State Eight Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... as a junior, recorded 1,209 rushing yards, 598 receiving yards and 31 total touchdowns to go along with 146 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, six sacks ... all-state honorable mention, first-team all-conference as a junior ... two-time academic all-state pick ... six-time academic all-conference selection between football and baseball ... Spanish National Honor Society ... head coach was Derek Leonard
Personal: Parents are Barbie and Greg Dooley ... cousin, Buck Casson, played football at Rice University (2003-06) ... cousin, Adam Casson, plays baseball at Parkland College (2011-present) ... volunteered with the Big Buddy program, Homes for Troops and Community Service Sundays ... enjoys golfing and playing the guitar ... earned bachelor's degree in personal finance in May 2017
| Career Game Highs | |
| Tackles | 9 vs. Northwestern, Sept. 30, 2017 |
| Tackles for Loss | 5.0 vs. Northwestern, Sept. 30, 2017 |
| Sacks | 3.5 vs. Northwestern, Sept. 30, 2017 |
| Interceptions | -- |
| Passes Defended | 1 at Illinois, Oct. 28, 2017 |
