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Player Dossier
2014-2018Kentucky
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.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Adrian Middleton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Bowling Green, KY wearing No. 99, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Adrian Middleton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Adrian Middleton, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky. Adrian Middleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 70
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Adrian Middleton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · DT
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Warren · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- South Warren · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · DT 154th (top 63%) · SEC 302nd (top 47%) · National 2,601st (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
Related Context
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Adrian Middleton played DT for Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Adrian Middleton recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Kentucky paired 5.5 primary output with 15.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.4 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: Tennessee
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.4
Usage
4.9
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Florida: 0. New Mexico State: 0.5. South Carolina: 0. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Mississippi State: 0.5. Missouri: 1. Georgia: 1. Tennessee: 1.5. Austin Peay: 0. Louisville: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 13.3. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 3 by 17.5. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Georgia: 1 by 14.2. Tennessee: 5 by 35.8. Austin Peay: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
35.8 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs Georgia Tech | L 18-33 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Louisville | W 41-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Austin Peay | W 49-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Tennessee | L 36-49 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Missouri | W 35-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Mississippi State | W 40-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Vanderbilt | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Alabama | L 6-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs South Carolina | W 17-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico State | W 62-42 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Florida | L 7-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Southern Miss | L 35-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Adrian Middleton story
Adrian Middleton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Bowling Green, KY wearing No. 99, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Adrian Middleton's career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Adrian Middleton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 5.5 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5.5 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 6 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 6 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 6 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 6 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 24-20
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 11 · L 36-49 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 9 · W 35-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Vanderbilt
Week 8 · W 14-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 34-23
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Kentucky
5.5 primary output · 15.4 efficiency · 4.9 usage
40.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kentucky
40.8
5.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Kentucky
39.2
6 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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