Player Dossier

2014-2018

App State

Austin Exford

DB • 6'2" • 201 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Austin Exford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Player Story

Austin Exford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Snellville, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Austin Exford's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7533

Shiloh · Snellville, GA

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Austin Exford, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · App State. Austin Exford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
97
TFL
5.5
Sacks
1
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Austin Exford quick answers

Latest team and position
App State · DB
Career Tackles
97
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 31 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · App State
Top game
Georgia Southern
Recruit profile
2-star · Shiloh · App State
High school pipeline
Shiloh · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
50 tackles · DB 128th (top 15%) · Sun Belt 44th (top 10%) · National 631st (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonApp State00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonApp State00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonApp State91-0--09.3
2016 Regular SeasonApp State913-0-109.3
2017 PostseasonApp State93-0--036.8
2017 Regular SeasonApp State93021-2036.8
2018 PostseasonApp State132-0--043.9
2018 Regular SeasonApp State13483.50-2043.9

Related Context

Austin Exford played DB for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Exford recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with App State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

App State paired 6.5 primary output with 21 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 7.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · App State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

7.6

Usage

1.3

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Miami: 0. Akron: 0. Louisiana: 0. Idaho: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Texas State: 0. New Mexico State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. Idaho: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 1 by 14.2. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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Wins0.1 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 12/17@ ToledoW 31-2811000
Sat 11/26@ New Mexico StateW 37-721000
Sat 11/5vs Texas StateW 35-1011000
Thu 10/27@ Georgia SouthernW 34-1010001
Sat 10/22vs IdahoW 37-1932000
Thu 10/13@ LouisianaW 24-031000
Sat 9/24@ AkronW 45-3811000
Sat 9/17vs MiamiL 10-4510000
Sat 9/10vs Old DominionW 31-710000

Player Story

Austin Exford story

Austin Exford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Snellville, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Austin Exford's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Exford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    App State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonApp State0
2015 Regular SeasonApp State00
2016 PostseasonApp State17.61.31
2016 Regular SeasonApp State17.61.30
2017 PostseasonApp State520.84.24
2017 Regular SeasonApp State520.84.20
2018 PostseasonApp State6.52151.5
2018 Regular SeasonApp State6.52150

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia Southern

Week 11 · W 27-6 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#2

@ Charlotte

Week 2 · W 45-9

2.5

Havoc Plays

71.9 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Arkansas State

Week 7 · W 35-9 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

54.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Louisiana

Week 14 · W 30-19 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

49.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#5

@ Coastal Carolina

Week 10 · W 23-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

49.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · App State

6.5 primary output · 21 efficiency · 5 usage

43.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · App State

43.9

6.5 primary · 21 efficiency · 5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · App State

36.8

5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games