Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Ohio State
Tuf Borland
LB • 6'1" • 234 lbs • Bolingbrook, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tuf Borland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Tuf Borland built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Bolingbrook, IL wearing No. 32, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tuf Borland's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Tuf Borland, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State. Tuf Borland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 229
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Tuf Borland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 229
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bolingbrook · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Bolingbrook · 29 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 189th (top 17%) · Big Ten 26th (top 5%) · National 324th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 52 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 52 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | 22 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 46.9 |
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Tuf Borland played LB for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tuf Borland recorded 229 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Ohio State paired 14 primary output with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
9.6
Consistency
37.6
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Clemson: 0. Nebraska: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Rutgers: 2. Indiana: 1. Northwestern: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 14 by 50. Clemson: 8 by 33.3. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 5 by 25.8. Rutgers: 6 by 45. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 7 by 44.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
50 vs Alabama
Player Story
Tuf Borland story
Tuf Borland built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Bolingbrook, IL wearing No. 32, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tuf Borland's career was his defensive production: 229 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tuf Borland's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Tuf Borland moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 5.5 | 27 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5.5 | 27 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 34.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 34.9 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 20.7 | 4.6 | -8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 20.7 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 5 | 34.5 | 9.6 | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 34.5 | 9.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 12 · W 52-51 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan State
Week 11 · W 48-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 10 · W 49-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Army
Week 3 · W 38-7
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 73-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Ohio State
14 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 9.1 usage
59.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Ohio State
59.8
14 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
46.9
5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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