Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Purdue
Austin Larkin
DE • 6'3" • 255 lbs • University City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Larkin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Austin Larkin built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from University City, MO wearing No. 45, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Austin Larkin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyAustin Larkin, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. Austin Larkin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Austin Larkin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DE
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DE 135th (top 38%) · Big Ten 179th (top 29%) · National 1,752nd (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 18 | 3.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 17.5 |
Related Context
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Austin Larkin played DE for Purdue. Across 2 tracked seasons, Austin Larkin recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Purdue paired 6 primary output with 16.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.6 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: Northwestern
Loss 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 · Purdue
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
11.6
Usage
2.6
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 0. Louisville: 0. Ohio: 0. Missouri: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 2. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 6 by 45. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
45 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs Arizona | W 38-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Indiana | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Iowa | W 24-15 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | L 13-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Nebraska | L 24-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Rutgers | L 12-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Wisconsin | L 9-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | W 35-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Ohio | W 44-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Louisville | L 28-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Austin Larkin story
Austin Larkin built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from University City, MO wearing No. 45, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Austin Larkin's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Larkin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 16.9 | 4.6 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 2 | 11.6 | 2.6 | -4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 13 · L 24-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 4 · W 24-14
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 20-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
37.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 8 · L 14-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
6 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
48.5
#2
2017 Postseason · Purdue
17.5
2 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
17.5
2 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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