Player Dossier

2014-2018

Western Kentucky

Evan Sayner

DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • Paducah, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Evan Sayner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.3

Efficiency

9.4

Consistency

6.1

Season Value

6.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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.

Evan Sayner, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Evan Sayner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.

Evan Sayner played DL for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Evan Sayner recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Western Kentucky paired 4.5 primary output with 24 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.4 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: Louisiana Tech

Win with 1 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

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2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

9.4

Usage

2.3

Consistency

6.1

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Louisville: 1. Ball State: 0. Marshall: 0. Charlotte: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Florida International: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. UTEP: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 2 by 18.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 0 by 0. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 11/24@ Louisiana TechW 30-1552100
Sun 11/18vs UTEPW 40-1610000
Sat 11/10@ Florida AtlanticL 15-3410000
Sat 11/3@ Middle TennesseeL 10-2911000
Sat 10/27vs Florida InternationalL 17-3850000
Sat 10/20vs Old DominionL 34-3711000
Sat 10/13@ CharlotteL 14-4010000
Sat 9/29vs MarshallL 17-2000000
Sat 9/22@ Ball StateW 28-2020000
Sat 9/15@ LouisvilleL 17-2020100
Sat 9/8vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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    Western Kentucky

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky00
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky19.521
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky19.520
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky4.52413.53.5
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky29.42.3-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#3

Louisville

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

4.5 primary output · 24 efficiency · 13.5 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

6.8

2 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

5.7

1 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7511

Lone Oak · Paducah, KY

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

47

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.