Usage / Role
69%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Wake Forest
Luke Masterson
DB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Naples, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Luke Masterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Luke Masterson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Naples, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Luke Masterson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyLuke Masterson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Luke Masterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 216
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Luke Masterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 216
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Virginia
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · DB 28th (top 4%) · ACC 21st (top 4%) · National 196th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 78 | 12 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 65.2 |
Related Context
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Luke Masterson played DB for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Luke Masterson recorded 216 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 15.5 primary output with 36.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
36.9
Usage
9.1
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Norfolk State: 0.5. Florida State: 1. Virginia: 5. Louisville: 0. Syracuse: 1. Army: 0. Duke: 1. North Carolina: 0. NC State: 3. Clemson: 1. Boston College: 2. Pittsburgh: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. Norfolk State: 6 by 30. Florida State: 5 by 30.8. Virginia: 9 by 87.5. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Syracuse: 7 by 39.2. Army: 9 by 37.5. Duke: 5 by 30.8. North Carolina: 6 by 25. NC State: 5 by 50.8. Clemson: 6 by 35. Boston College: 2 by 28.3. Pittsburgh: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 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
Virginia
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs Pittsburgh | L 21-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 41-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Clemson | L 27-48 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 45-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ North Carolina | L 55-58 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Duke | W 45-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Army | W 70-56 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Syracuse | W 40-37 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Louisville | W 37-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/24 | @ Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-17 | 9 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Florida State | W 35-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Norfolk State | W 41-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Old Dominion | W 42-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Luke Masterson story
Luke Masterson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Naples, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Luke Masterson's career was his defensive production: 216 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Luke Masterson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 4 | 19.5 | 2.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 4 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 8 | 29.7 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 29.7 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 33.8 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 2 | 31.1 | 6 | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 2 | 31.1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 15.5 | 36.9 | 9.1 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 4 · W 37-17 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 9 · W 56-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 11 · W 45-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 8 · L 17-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 42-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
15.5 primary output · 36.9 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
58.6
9 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
41.5
8 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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