Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Western Michigan
Antonio Balabani
DE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Macomb, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Antonio Balabani shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Antonio Balabani built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Macomb, MI wearing No. 58, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Antonio Balabani's career was his...
Read the storyAntonio Balabani, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Antonio Balabani shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Antonio Balabani quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DE
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 58 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DE 56th (top 19%) · Mid-American 107th (top 19%) · National 1,089th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 46.4 |
Related Context
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Antonio Balabani played DE for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Antonio Balabani recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 14 primary output with 23.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 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: Syracuse
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
5.8
Consistency
30.9
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 2. Monmouth: 3. Michigan State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Syracuse: 3. Central Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 28.3. Monmouth: 3 by 42.5. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 4 by 46.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 14.2. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 3 by 17.5. Northern Illinois: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 20-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Northern Illinois | L 14-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/12 | @ Ohio | W 37-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Ball State | W 35-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 38-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Toledo | L 24-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Central Michigan | W 31-15 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ SyracuseSplash game | L 33-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Georgia State | W 57-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan State | L 17-51 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs MonmouthSplash game | W 48-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Antonio Balabani story
Antonio Balabani built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Macomb, MI wearing No. 58, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Antonio Balabani's career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Antonio Balabani's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 23.1 | 8.9 | 14 |
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 11.5 | 18.4 | 5.8 | -2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11.5 | 18.4 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 12 | 21.1 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 21.1 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 8 · W 35-10 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 4 · L 33-52
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 7 · L 13-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Monmouth
Week 1 · W 48-13
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 6 · W 71-68 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
14 primary output · 23.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
46.4
12 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Western Michigan
46.4
12 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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