Player Dossier

2016-2018

West Virginia

Brendan Ferns

LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • St. Clairsville, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brendan Ferns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.4

Efficiency

2.1

Consistency

100

Season Value

34.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

161718

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Brendan Ferns, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · West Virginia. Brendan Ferns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

West Virginia paired 0 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 2.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Loss with 0 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

2.1

Usage

0.4

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Oklahoma

Result
Sat 11/24vs OklahomaL 56-5911000
Sat 10/13@ Iowa StateL 14-30

Career Arc

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

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    West Virginia

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia013.92.50
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia02.10.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.2 takeover score.

#2

East Carolina

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

#3

Oklahoma

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Virginia Tech

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#5

Iowa State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

0 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 2.5 usage

38.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · West Virginia

34.2

0 primary · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9375

St. Clairsville · Saint Clairsville, OH

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

11

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brendan Ferns quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career passing yards
19