Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Michigan State
Byron Bullough
LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Traverse City, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Byron Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Byron Bullough, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Byron Bullough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 1
Quick Answers
Byron Bullough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Francis · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- St. Francis · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 38 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · LB 880th (top 75%) · Big Ten 359th (top 58%) · National 3,428th (top 59%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
Related Context
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Byron Bullough played LB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Byron Bullough recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 7.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
7.2
Usage
1.7
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Michigan: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Washington State | W 42-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Rutgers | W 40-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Ohio State | L 3-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Penn State | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Indiana | W 17-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Michigan | W 14-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Notre Dame | L 18-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Western Michigan | W 28-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 35-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 1 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 4 · L 18-38
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 1 · W 42-17 · Postseason
0
Havoc Plays
7.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 5 · L 21-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 13 · W 40-7 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
37.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Michigan State
31.3
1 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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