Usage Score
4.1
Player Dossier
2017-2021New Mexico
Corey Hightower
CB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Huntsville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corey Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.6
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
12.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
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.
Corey Hightower, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico. Corey Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
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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2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
4.1
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Air Force: 0. San Diego State: 1.5. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 2. UNLV: 1. Fresno State: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 7 by 29.2. San Diego State: 1 by 19.2. Colorado State: 6 by 35. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=2 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=8 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
35 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Utah State | L 10-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Boise State | L 0-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Fresno State | L 7-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs UNLV | L 17-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Wyoming | W 14-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Colorado State | L 7-36 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ San Diego State | L 7-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Air Force | L 10-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Texas A&M | L 0-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs New Mexico State | W 34-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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New Mexico
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5.5 | 18.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wyoming
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#2
San Diego State
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 33.7 takeover score.
#3
Colorado State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31 takeover score.
#4
UNLV
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.
#5
Air Force
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
36.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · New Mexico
36.6
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
12.4
5.5 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8059
Huntsville · Huntsville, TX
- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
40
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.