Usage / 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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20192019 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20192019 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20182018 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20182018 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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