Usage Score
5.9
Player Dossier
2017-2021East Carolina
Bruce Bivens
LB • 6'0" • 229 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bruce Bivens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.2
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
13.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
1718192021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
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.
Bruce Bivens, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · East Carolina. Bruce Bivens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
5.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Game-by-Game Trend
123456789101112
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 0. South Carolina: 1. Marshall: 0. Unknown: 2.5. Tulane: 0.5. UCF: 1. Houston: 1.5. South Florida: 0. Temple: 0. Memphis: 0. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 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. App State: 5 by 20.8. South Carolina: 6 by 35. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 6 by 50. Tulane: 3 by 17.5. UCF: 4 by 26.7. Houston: 5 by 35.8. South Florida: 5 by 20.8. Temple: 5 by 20.8. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 9 by 37.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.1 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
50 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Navy | W 38-35 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Memphis | W 30-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Temple | W 45-3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/28 | vs South Florida | W 29-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Houston | L 24-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ UCF | L 16-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Tulane | W 52-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Marshall | W 42-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs South Carolina | L 17-20 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | @ App State | L 19-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
East Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 11 | 30.4 | 7.5 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2.5 | 23.3 | 4.6 | -8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6.5 | 36.7 | 9.6 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6.5 | 25.2 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Temple
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
#2
UCF
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2.5
Primary metric
Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.
#5
Tulane
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
37.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
21.9
11 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
17.8
6.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8
Aldine Davis · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
236
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.