Player Career

Tuf Borland Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State04.20.7
2017 PostseasonOhio State5.5276.15.5
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State5.5276.10
2018 PostseasonOhio State1434.99.18.5
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State1434.99.10
2019 PostseasonOhio State620.74.6-8
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State620.74.60
2020 PostseasonOhio State534.59.6-1
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State534.59.60

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