Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Buffalo
Justin Brandon
DL • 6'1" • 305 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Brandon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Justin Brandon built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 90, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Justin Brandon's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Justin Brandon, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Buffalo. Justin Brandon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Brandon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · DL
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ben Davis · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DL 200th (top 26%) · Mid-American 148th (top 27%) · National 1,549th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 15 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.8 |
Related Context
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Justin Brandon played DL for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Brandon recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Buffalo paired 9 primary output with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15.6
Usage
4.8
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 0. Delaware State: 0. Temple: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Rutgers: 1. Army: 0. Akron: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Kent State: 4. Ohio: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Delaware State: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 2 by 18.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 1 by 14.2. Army: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 2 by 18.3. Kent State: 3 by 52.5. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 0 by 10. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 9 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/23 | @ Troy | L 32-42 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Northern Illinois | L 29-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Bowling Green | W 44-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/15 | @ Ohio | L 17-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/7 | vs Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 48-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 51-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Toledo | W 31-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Akron | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Army | L 13-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Rutgers | W 42-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 35-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Temple | W 36-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Delaware State | W 48-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Brandon story
Justin Brandon built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 90, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Justin Brandon's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Brandon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Buffalo
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 18.6 | 8.4 | 3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 9 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 48-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Army
Week 2 · L 17-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 1 · L 7-17
1
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 9 · L 20-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 8 · L 14-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Buffalo
9 primary output · 15.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
42.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Buffalo
42.8
9 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
39.8
5 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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