Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Wisconsin
Derrick Tindal
CB • 5'11" • 181 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Tindal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Derrick Tindal built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Derrick Tindal's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Derrick Tindal, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin. Derrick Tindal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Derrick Tindal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · CB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Boyd Anderson · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Boyd Anderson · 34 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · CB 151st (top 41%) · Big Ten 169th (top 28%) · National 1,669th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 44.8 |
Related Context
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Derrick Tindal played CB for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Tindal recorded 14 rushing yards and 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 13.5 primary output with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16 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: Maryland
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16
Usage
2.5
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. Utah State: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. BYU: 0. Northwestern: 2. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 1. Maryland: 2. Illinois: 1. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 2. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 1 by 24.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 5 by 40.8. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 0 by 20. Ohio State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 13 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | @ MiamiSplash game | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Ohio State | L 21-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 31-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Michigan | W 24-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Iowa | W 38-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Indiana | W 45-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Illinois | W 24-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 38-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Purdue | W 17-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Nebraska | W 38-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 33-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ BYU | W 40-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 31-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Utah State | W 59-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Derrick Tindal story
Derrick Tindal built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Derrick Tindal's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Derrick Tindal's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 14 rushing yards and 319 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Derrick Tindal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13.5 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 13.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13.5 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 16 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs LSU
Week 1 · W 16-14
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 38-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 1 · W 34-24 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 2 · W 54-10
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Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
13.5 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 3.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
53.5
13.5 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
44.8
12 primary · 16 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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