Usage Score
1.9
Player Dossier
2016-2019Southern Miss
Ernest Gunn
DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Selma, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ernest Gunn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.1
Consistency
4.2
Season Value
6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Scouting Read
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Ernest Gunn, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Ernest Gunn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
11.1
Usage
1.9
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Unknown: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Troy: 0. UTEP: 0. North Texas: 0. UAB: 1. UTSA: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 0 by 10. UTSA: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Tulane
Career Arc
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- 1
Southern Miss
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 17.5 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 1 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UL Monroe
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#2
UAB
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#3
Rice
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.5 takeover score.
#4
Troy
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.5 takeover score.
#5
Tulane
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
35.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
19.3
1 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
6
1 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7644
Brantley Elem Sch · Selma, AL
- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
26
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.