Player Dossier

2014-2016

USC

John Plattenburg

DB • 5'11" • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

John Plattenburg shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1

Efficiency

6.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · USC

141516

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

John Plattenburg, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · USC. John Plattenburg shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

USC paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Regular Season · USC

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

1

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 0. Notre Dame: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Notre Dame

Result
Sat 11/26vs Notre DameW 45-2722000
Fri 10/28vs CaliforniaW 45-2411000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    USC

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUSC0
2015 Regular SeasonUSC2202
2016 Regular SeasonUSC06.31-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Arizona State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#4

California

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · USC

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

56.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · USC

35.7

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · USC

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8842

Lamar · Houston, TX

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

3

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

John Plattenburg quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
3