Usage / Role
7%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Marshall
Fermin Silva
DL • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Fermin Silva shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida International • Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Fermin Silva built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida International and Marshall. The clearest part of Fermin Silva's career was...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Fermin Silva, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Florida International. Fermin Silva shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 15.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Fermin Silva quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DL
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Florida International
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Central · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DL 301st (top 35%) · Conference USA 205th (top 33%) · National 1,936th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 42 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida International | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 45 | 14 | 6.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Marshall | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 37.7 |
Related Context
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Fermin Silva played DL for Florida International and Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Fermin Silva recorded 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Florida International paired 26.5 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida International, Marshall.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Marshall
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
5.3
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. VMI: 2. Boise State: 2. Cincinnati: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Rice: 1. Louisiana Tech: 2. Charlotte: 1. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 1 by 4.2. VMI: 2 by 28.3. Boise State: 2 by 28.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 26.7. Rice: 0 by 10. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 28.3. Charlotte: 2 by 18.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/23 | vs UCF | L 25-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Florida International | W 30-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Charlotte | L 13-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 31-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Rice | W 20-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 36-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Old Dominion | W 31-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Cincinnati | L 14-52 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 7-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs VMISplash game | W 56-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Fermin Silva story
Fermin Silva built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida International and Marshall. The clearest part of Fermin Silva's career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Florida International. 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 Fermin Silva's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International and Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Fermin Silva moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida International
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 15.5 | 27.5 | 12.4 | 15.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida International | 26.5 | 39.4 | 13.5 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 26.5 | 39.4 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 6 | 35.3 | 18.4 | -20.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Marshall | 9 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 9 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 7 · W 23-10
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 13 · W 41-17 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 4 · L 17-31
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 9 · W 41-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Alcorn State
Week 2 · W 17-10
4
Havoc Plays
83.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Florida International
26.5 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 13.5 usage
73.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Florida International
73.6
26.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida International
53.2
15.5 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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