Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Vanderbilt
LaDarius Wiley
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
LaDarius Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
LaDarius Wiley built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of LaDarius Wiley's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
LaDarius Wiley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt. LaDarius Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 242
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
LaDarius Wiley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · S
- Career Tackles
- 242
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cathedral · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Cathedral · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · S 26th (top 6%) · SEC 23rd (top 4%) · National 202nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 75 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 88 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 78 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 39.1 |
Related Context
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LaDarius Wiley played S for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, LaDarius Wiley recorded 242 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 8.5 primary output with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
5.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 0. Nevada: 2. Notre Dame: 0. South Carolina: 0. Tennessee State: 0. Georgia: 0. Florida: 0.5. Kentucky: 0. Arkansas: 0. Missouri: 0. Ole Miss: 2. Tennessee: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 5 by 40.8. Notre Dame: 10 by 41.7. South Carolina: 10 by 41.7. Tennessee State: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 6 by 25. Florida: 10 by 46.7. Kentucky: 11 by 45.8. Arkansas: 6 by 25. Missouri: 6 by 25. Ole Miss: 5 by 40.8. Tennessee: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.8 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Tennessee | W 38-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 36-29 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Missouri | L 28-33 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Arkansas | W 45-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Kentucky10+ tackles | L 7-14 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Florida10+ tackles | L 27-37 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Georgia | L 13-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Tennessee State | W 31-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs South Carolina10+ tackles | L 14-37 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 17-22 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 41-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 35-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
LaDarius Wiley story
LaDarius Wiley built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of LaDarius Wiley's career was his defensive production: 242 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Vanderbilt. 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 LaDarius Wiley's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: LaDarius Wiley 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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Vanderbilt
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 8.5 | 30.9 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8.5 | 30.9 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 7 | 35.7 | 6.1 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5.5 | 31.7 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas State
Week 3 · W 14-7
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia
Week 7 · W 17-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 41-10
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Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 1 · L 17-41 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Ole Miss
Week 12 · W 36-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
8.5 primary output · 30.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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8.5 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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7 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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