Usage / Role
38%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Massachusetts
Ali Ali-Musa
DL • 6'2" • 275 lbs • Annandale, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ali Ali-Musa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Ali Ali-Musa built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Annandale, VA wearing No. 90, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Ali Ali-Musa's career was his defensive...
Read the storyAli Ali-Musa, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Ali Ali-Musa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 107
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ali Ali-Musa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · DL
- Career Tackles
- 107
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Massachusetts
- Top game
- Tulane
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · DL 1st (top 1%) · FBS Independents 13th (top 7%) · National 311th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 37 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 70 | 8.5 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 67.3 |
Related Context
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Ali Ali-Musa played DL for Massachusetts. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ali Ali-Musa recorded 107 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 14.5 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
5.8
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 1. Boston College: 0.5. Florida International: 0. Mississippi State: 0.5. Tulane: 3.5. Old Dominion: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. South Carolina: 1. Wagner: 0. Troy: 1. BYU: 0. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 6 by 30. Florida International: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 9.2. Tulane: 9 by 72.5. Old Dominion: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Wagner: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 3 by 22.5. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 10 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Hawai'i | L 40-46 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ BYU | L 9-51 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Troy | L 31-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Wagner | W 34-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ South Carolina | L 28-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 28-56 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Old Dominion | L 16-36 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs TulaneSplash game | L 24-31 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Mississippi State | L 35-47 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Florida International | W 21-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Boston College | L 7-26 | 6 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Florida | L 7-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ali Ali-Musa story
Ali Ali-Musa built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Annandale, VA wearing No. 90, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Ali Ali-Musa's career was his defensive production: 107 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Ali Ali-Musa's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Massachusetts
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 8.5 | 19.9 | 5.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 14.5 | 35.4 | 9.3 | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 5 · L 24-31
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 14 · L 45-63
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 12 · W 16-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 8 · W 55-20
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#5
vs Old Dominion
Week 2 · L 7-17
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Massachusetts
14.5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage
67.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts
41.1
8.5 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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