Usage Score
2.4
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 10.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.6
Consistency
3.3
Season Value
5.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
161717
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Austin Larkin, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. Austin Larkin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.6 disruption score.
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 10.6 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 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Purdue
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
10.6
Usage
2.4
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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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: 1. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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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 35. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs First Half
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
35 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 | @ Northwestern | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Purdue
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 16.9 | 4.7 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 1 | 10.6 | 2.4 | -5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#2
Northwestern
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#3
Nevada
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.
#4
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.
#5
Nebraska
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
6 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
21.6
#2
2017 Postseason · Purdue
5.2
1 primary · 10.6 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
5.2
1 primary · 10.6 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
41
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.