Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2016-2021Colorado State
DL • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA
Scott Patchan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52 disruption score.
Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
Snapshot
Player Story
Scott Patchan built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Colorado State and Miami. The clearest part of Scott Patchan's career was his...
Read the storyScott Patchan, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Colorado State. Scott Patchan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 10 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 23 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 25 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 22 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 68 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78.9 |
Related Context
Scott Patchan played DL for Miami and Colorado State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Scott Patchan recorded 153 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Colorado State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 36 primary output with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 52 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Colorado State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
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
3
Efficiency
52
Usage
15.5
Consistency
63.7
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 4. Vanderbilt: 1. Toledo: 0. Iowa: 3.5. San José State: 3.5. New Mexico: 5. Utah State: 3.5. Boise State: 0. Wyoming: 2. Air Force: 1.5. Hawai'i: 6. Nevada: 6
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 4 by 56.7. Vanderbilt: 8 by 43.3. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 7 by 64.2. San José State: 6 by 60. New Mexico: 6 by 75. Utah State: 6 by 60. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Wyoming: 4 by 36.7. Air Force: 9 by 52.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 75. Nevada: 5 by 70.8
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
75 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Nevada2+ sacks · Splash game | L 10-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | L 45-50 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs Air Force | L 21-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 17-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boise State | L 19-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Utah StateSplash game | L 24-26 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ New Mexico2+ sacks · Splash game | W 36-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 32-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ IowaSplash game | L 14-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Toledo | W 22-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Vanderbilt | L 21-24 | 8 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs South Dakota StateSplash game | L 23-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Scott Patchan built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Colorado State and Miami. The clearest part of Scott Patchan's career was his defensive production: 153 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Colorado State. 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 Scott Patchan's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State and Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Scott Patchan 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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Miami
2016-2019
Opening stop
Colorado State
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 5.5 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 5.5 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 13.5 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 13.5 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 16 | 62.9 | 16 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 36 | 52 | 15.5 | 20 |
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 0-14 · Postseason
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 14 · L 17-29 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · L 45-50 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 13 · L 10-52 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico
Week 7 · W 36-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
36 primary output · 52 efficiency · 15.5 usage
78.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
72.8
16 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 16 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Miami
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
14
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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