Player Dossier

2014-2017

Purdue

Gelen Robinson

DE • 6'1" • 280 lbs • Schererville, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gelen Robinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.7

Efficiency

30.2

Consistency

30.9

Season Value

42.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Scouting Read

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Gelen Robinson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. Gelen Robinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.

Gelen Robinson played DE for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gelen Robinson recorded 112 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Purdue.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Purdue paired 21 primary output with 30.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2017 Postseason · Purdue

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

30.2

Usage

9.7

Consistency

30.9

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. Louisville: 0. Ohio: 1. Missouri: 1. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 1. Nebraska: 8. Illinois: 1. Northwestern: 1. Iowa: 2. Indiana: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 3 by 22.5. Louisville: 6 by 25. Ohio: 1 by 14.2. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 6 by 55. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 9 by 87.5. Illinois: 0 by 10. Northwestern: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Indiana: 7 by 49.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs Nebraska

Result
Thu 12/28vs ArizonaW 38-3533100
Sat 11/25vs IndianaSplash gameW 31-2474110
Sat 11/18@ IowaSplash gameW 24-1543110
Sun 11/12@ NorthwesternL 13-2344100
Sat 11/4vs IllinoisW 29-1000001
Sat 10/28vs Nebraska2+ sacks · Splash gameL 24-2597620
Sat 10/21@ RutgersL 12-1431000
Sat 10/14@ WisconsinL 9-1731000
Sat 10/7vs MinnesotaW 31-1741000
Sat 9/23vs MichiganSplash gameL 10-2865300
Sat 9/16@ MissouriW 35-311000
Sat 9/9vs OhioW 44-2110001
Sat 9/2vs LouisvilleL 28-3563000

Career Arc

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    Purdue

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2015 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue14.533.312.114.5
2017 PostseasonPurdue2130.29.76.5
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue2130.29.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Primary metric

8 disruption/tackle impact with 76.8 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.

#3

Minnesota

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#4

Wisconsin

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Purdue

21 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

42.7

#2

2017 Regular Season · Purdue

42.7

21 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Purdue

40.6

14.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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