Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Florida State
Tarvarus McFadden
DB • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tarvarus McFadden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Tarvarus McFadden built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Tarvarus McFadden's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tarvarus McFadden, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Florida State. Tarvarus McFadden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Tarvarus McFadden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · American Heritage · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DB 304th (top 38%) · ACC 159th (top 27%) · National 1,427th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 32.3 |
Related Context
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Tarvarus McFadden played DB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tarvarus McFadden recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Florida State paired 17 primary output with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.7
Usage
1.8
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 2. Alabama: 0. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 2. Miami: 2. Duke: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0. Syracuse: 0. Clemson: 0. Florida: 2. UL Monroe: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 32.5. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 0 by 10. Wake Forest: 5 by 40.8. Miami: 0 by 20. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 6 by 25. Florida: 1 by 24.2. UL Monroe: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 42-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 38-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Clemson | L 14-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Syracuse | W 27-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Boston College | L 3-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Louisville | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Duke | W 17-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 20-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 26-19 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs NC State | L 21-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Alabama | L 7-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tarvarus McFadden story
Tarvarus McFadden built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Tarvarus McFadden's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 16 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Florida 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 Tarvarus McFadden's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 68 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State.
The arc is straightforward: Tarvarus McFadden 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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Florida State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 17 | 19.9 | 6.5 | 17 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 17 | 19.9 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 10 | 18.7 | 1.8 | -7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 18.7 | 1.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Florida
Week 4 · W 55-35
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 6 · W 20-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 9 · L 34-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 5 · W 26-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 3 · L 20-63 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Florida State
17 primary output · 19.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
57.6
17 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Florida State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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