Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018East Carolina
Ray Tillman
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ray Tillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Ray Tillman built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Ray Tillman's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ray Tillman, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina. Ray Tillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ray Tillman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miller Grove · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Miller Grove · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · LB 367th (top 32%) · American Athletic 104th (top 19%) · National 965th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 5 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 8 | 40 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.6 |
Related Context
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Ray Tillman played LB for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ray Tillman recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 8.5 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.5 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: UConn
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
31.5
Usage
6.6
Consistency
32.4
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina A&T: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Temple: 0. Houston: 3. UCF: 0. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 1. UConn: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina A&T: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 5 by 30.8. Temple: 7 by 29.2. Houston: 4 by 46.7. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 5 by 20.8. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. UConn: 10 by 76.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 2 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/18 | vs UConn10+ tackles · Splash game | W 55-21 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Tulane | L 18-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Memphis | L 41-59 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UCF | L 10-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs HoustonSplash game | L 20-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Temple | L 6-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Old Dominion | W 37-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs North Carolina A&T | L 23-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ray Tillman story
Ray Tillman built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Ray Tillman's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Ray Tillman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 22.9 | 3.9 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 8.5 | 31.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UConn
Week 12 · W 55-21 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Houston
Week 7 · L 20-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Navy
Week 12 · L 31-66 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 11 · L 18-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.
#5
vs UCF
Week 5 · L 29-47 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
8.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
54.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
51.7
0 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
16.2
1 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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