Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Iowa
Aaron Mends
LB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Kansas City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Mends shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Aaron Mends built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 31, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Aaron Mends' career was his defensive production: 9...
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- Jan 1, 2022
Aaron Mends, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa. Aaron Mends shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 9
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Aaron Mends quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 9
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lakota East
- High school pipeline
- Lakota East · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Aaron Mends played LB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Aaron Mends recorded 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Iowa paired 2 primary output with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
6.9
Usage
1.2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Ohio State
Player Story
Aaron Mends story
Aaron Mends built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 31, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Aaron Mends' career was his defensive production: 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 7 career games in the available record. That gives Aaron Mends' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 2 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 6.9 | 1.2 | -2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida
Week 1 · L 3-30 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · W 42-3
0
Havoc Plays
6.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 10 · W 55-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 44-41
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Northern Illinois
Week 1
0
Havoc Plays
6.3 takeover
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Iowa
2 primary output · 12.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage
39.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
39.4
2 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
39.1
0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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