Usage / Role
8%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2014-2017Fresno State
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Monrovia, CA, USA
DeShawn Potts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Usage / Role
8%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a defensive back
Reliability
17
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
Snapshot
Player Story
DeShawn Potts built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Monrovia, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of DeShawn Potts' career was his defensive...
Read the storyDeShawn Potts, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State. DeShawn Potts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.4 |
Related Context
DeShawn Potts played DB for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeShawn Potts recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Fresno State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 6 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
1.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Washington: 0. Nevada: 0. San José State: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 4 by 26.7
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs San José State
Player Story
DeShawn Potts built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Monrovia, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of DeShawn Potts' career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 6 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Fresno State. 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 DeShawn Potts' production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: DeShawn Potts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Fresno State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 6 | 25.5 | 4.1 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 12.9 | 1.9 | -5 |
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 3 · L 17-52
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 6 · W 27-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 13 · L 14-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 1 · L 10-43
1
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 12 · L 13-14 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
6 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
42.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
13.4
1 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Fresno State
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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