Player Dossier

2017-2022

Ball State

Brandon Martin

LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

12.2

Efficiency

54.4

Consistency

53.5

Season Value

32.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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.

Brandon Martin, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State. Brandon Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Win with 2 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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2020 Postseason · Ball State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

54.4

Usage

12.2

Consistency

53.5

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San José State: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0.5. Toledo: 2. Central Michigan: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Buffalo: 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. San José State: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 11 by 65.8. Eastern Michigan: 15 by 50. Northern Illinois: 11 by 50.8. Toledo: 12 by 70. Central Michigan: 9 by 57.5. Western Michigan: 14 by 70. Buffalo: 13 by 50

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 7
First Half0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs First Half
All Games1.1 · Games = 8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

70 vs Western Michigan

Result
Thu 12/31@ San José StateW 34-1353000
Sat 12/19@ Buffalo10+ tacklesW 38-28134000
Sat 12/12vs Western Michigan10+ tackles · Splash gameW 30-27145200
Sat 12/5@ Central MichiganW 45-2098110
Sat 11/28@ Toledo10+ tackles · Splash gameW 27-24127200
Thu 11/19vs Northern Illinois10+ tacklesW 31-251150.5000
Thu 11/12vs Eastern Michigan10+ tacklesW 38-31158000
Thu 11/5@ Miami (OH)10+ tacklesL 31-38116101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2017-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBall State1.5204.6
2018 Regular SeasonBall State4.528.39.33
2019 Regular SeasonBall State0253.7-4.5
2020 PostseasonBall State8.554.412.28.5
2020 Regular SeasonBall State8.554.412.20
2021 Regular SeasonBall State225.87.5-6.5
2022 Regular SeasonBall State0-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.

#3

Miami (OH)

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#4

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#5

Northern Illinois

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 25 efficiency · 3.7 usage

42.9

#2

2020 Postseason · Ball State

32.2

8.5 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

32.2

8.5 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7926

Lawrence North · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

237

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brandon Martin quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
237