Usage / Role
87%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2014-2017Indiana
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Tegray Scales shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Usage / Role
87%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Indiana
Snapshot
Player Story
Tegray Scales built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Tegray Scales' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyTegray Scales, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Indiana. Tegray Scales shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 78.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 113 | 20.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 78.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 77 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.1 |
Related Context
Tegray Scales played LB for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tegray Scales recorded 200 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Indiana.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Indiana paired 36.5 primary output with 64.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 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: Penn State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
12.6
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Virginia: 2. Georgia Southern: 1. Penn State: 6. Charleston Southern: 1. Michigan: 0. Michigan State: 1. Maryland: 2.5. Wisconsin: 1. Illinois: 2. Rutgers: 1. Purdue: 3
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 12 by 50. Virginia: 8 by 53.3. Georgia Southern: 6 by 35. Penn State: 11 by 95.8. Charleston Southern: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 8 by 43.3. Maryland: 8 by 58.3. Illinois: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 6 by 55
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 24-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Rutgers | W 41-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 24-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-45 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ MarylandSplash game | L 39-42 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Michigan State | L 9-17 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Michigan | L 20-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Charleston Southern | W 27-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Penn State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 14-45 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Southern | W 52-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 34-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles | L 21-49 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tegray Scales built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Tegray Scales' career was his defensive production: 200 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Indiana. 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 Tegray Scales' production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.
The arc is straightforward: Tegray Scales moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Indiana
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 20 | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 36.5 | 64.7 | 20.3 | 34.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 36.5 | 64.7 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 20.5 | 43.8 | 12.6 | -16 |
#1 Featured game
vs Wake Forest
Week 4 · L 28-33
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 5 · L 14-45 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 11 · L 31-45 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 1 · L 24-26 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 13 · W 26-24 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Indiana
36.5 primary output · 64.7 efficiency · 20.3 usage
78.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Indiana
78.5
36.5 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 20.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Indiana
59.1
20.5 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage
17
Impact games
13
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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