Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Nebraska
Luke Gifford
OLB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Lincoln, NE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Luke Gifford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Luke Gifford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an outside linebacker from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 12, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Luke Gifford's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Luke Gifford, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Nebraska. Luke Gifford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Luke Gifford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Magna Vista · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Magna Vista · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · OLB 3rd (top 13%) · Big Ten 45th (top 8%) · National 408th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7 | 39 | 5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 62 | 13 | 5.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Luke Gifford played OLB for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Luke Gifford recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 27.5 primary output with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
13.5
Consistency
49.6
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 5.5. Troy: 3. Michigan: 0. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Northwestern: 7. Minnesota: 3. Bethune-Cookman: 2. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 1. Michigan State: 4. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 11 by 95.8. Troy: 3 by 42.5. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 7 by 49.2. Northwestern: 7 by 79.2. Minnesota: 9 by 67.5. Bethune-Cookman: 3 by 32.5. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 6 by 35. Michigan State: 4 by 56.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | @ Iowa | L 28-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 9-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Illinois | W 54-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Ohio State | L 31-36 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Bethune-CookmanSplash game | W 45-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 53-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | L 31-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 24-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Purdue | L 28-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Michigan | L 10-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs TroySplash game | L 19-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Colorado10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-33 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Luke Gifford story
Luke Gifford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an outside linebacker from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 12, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Luke Gifford's career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Luke Gifford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 8.5 | 35.3 | 15.9 | 8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 27.5 | 42.4 | 13.5 | 19 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 7 · L 31-34 · Conference game
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado
Week 2 · L 28-33
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.5 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 4 · W 27-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 17-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 3 · L 17-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
27.5 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 13.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
59.5
8.5 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Nebraska
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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