Player Dossier

2014-2018

Kentucky

Adrian Middleton

DT • 6'3" • 298 lbs • Bowling Green, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Adrian Middleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

11.3

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

11.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

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.

Adrian Middleton, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky. Adrian Middleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Kentucky paired 5.5 primary output with 15.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.3 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: Middle Tennessee

Win with 2 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 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

11.3

Usage

3.9

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Florida: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Missouri: 0. Georgia: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 14.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Tue 1/1@ Penn StateW 27-2410000
Sat 11/17vs Middle TennesseeW 34-2322110
Sat 11/3vs GeorgiaL 17-3411000
Sat 10/27@ MissouriW 15-1411000
Sat 10/20vs VanderbiltW 14-711110
Sat 10/6@ Texas A&ML 14-2010100
Sat 9/22vs Mississippi StateW 28-711000
Sat 9/8@ FloridaW 27-1611100
Sat 9/1vs Central MichiganW 35-2010000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kentucky

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2015 Regular SeasonKentucky00
2016 PostseasonKentucky5.515.45.35.5
2016 Regular SeasonKentucky5.515.45.30
2017 PostseasonKentucky5142.9-0.5
2017 Regular SeasonKentucky5142.90
2018 PostseasonKentucky611.33.91
2018 Regular SeasonKentucky611.33.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.7 takeover score.

#2

Tennessee

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#3

Middle Tennessee

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#4

Vanderbilt

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.

#5

Louisville

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Kentucky

5.5 primary output · 15.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Kentucky

13.1

5.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Kentucky

11.9

6 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8664

South Warren · Bowling Green, KY

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

70

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
70