Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017UConn
Vontae Diggs
LB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Downers Grove, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vontae Diggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Vontae Diggs built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Downers Grove, IL wearing No. 13, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Vontae Diggs' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Vontae Diggs, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn. Vontae Diggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Vontae Diggs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mount Pisgah Christian School · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Mount Pisgah Christian School · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 148th (top 14%) · American Athletic 24th (top 5%) · National 247th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 84 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 11 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40.7 |
Related Context
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Vontae Diggs played LB for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Vontae Diggs recorded 161 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UConn paired 11.5 primary output with 38.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.1 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: Memphis
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · UConn
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
35.1
Usage
6.7
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. East Carolina: 0. SMU: 0.5. Memphis: 2. Temple: 0. Tulsa: 1. Missouri: 1. South Florida: 2. UCF: 0. Boston College: 0. Cincinnati: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 10 by 41.7. East Carolina: 6 by 25. SMU: 7 by 34.2. Memphis: 10 by 61.7. Temple: 7 by 29.2. Tulsa: 8 by 43.3. Missouri: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 6 by 45. UCF: 7 by 29.2. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Cincinnati | L 21-22 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boston College | L 16-39 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UCF | L 24-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs South FloridaSplash game | L 20-37 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Missouri | L 12-52 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Tulsa | W 20-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Temple | W 28-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/6 | vs Memphis10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-70 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ SMU | L 28-49 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs East Carolina | L 38-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Virginia10+ tackles | L 18-38 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Vontae Diggs story
Vontae Diggs built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Downers Grove, IL wearing No. 13, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Vontae Diggs' career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UConn. 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 Vontae Diggs' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Vontae Diggs 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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UConn
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 11.5 | 38.8 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 6.5 | 35.1 | 6.7 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 10 · L 0-21 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 6 · L 31-70 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Maine
Week 1 · W 24-21
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 10 · L 20-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 7 · L 27-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UConn
11.5 primary output · 38.8 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · UConn
40.7
6.5 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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