Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Louisville
Dorian Etheridge
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Charleston, WV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dorian Etheridge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
90
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Dorian Etheridge built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Charleston, WV wearing No. 17, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dorian Etheridge's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dorian Etheridge, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisville. Dorian Etheridge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 252
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Dorian Etheridge quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · LB
- Career Tackles
- 252
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Capital · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Capital · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 176th (top 16%) · ACC 46th (top 7%) · National 292nd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 77 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 49 | 4 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 67 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 50 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Dorian Etheridge played LB for Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dorian Etheridge recorded 252 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Louisville paired 18 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
8.3
Consistency
35.8
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 3.5. Miami: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 6.5. Georgia Tech: 1. Notre Dame: 2. Florida State: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 0. Syracuse: 0. Boston College: 0. Wake Forest: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 8 by 68.3. Miami: 7 by 44.2. Pittsburgh: 7 by 79.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Notre Dame: 3 by 32.5. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Boston College | L 27-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Syracuse | W 30-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Virginia | L 17-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Virginia Tech | L 35-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Florida State | W 48-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 7-12 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/9 | @ Georgia Tech | L 27-46 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Pittsburgh2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Miami | L 34-47 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 35-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dorian Etheridge story
Dorian Etheridge built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Charleston, WV wearing No. 17, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dorian Etheridge's career was his defensive production: 252 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Louisville. 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 Dorian Etheridge'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 Louisville.
The arc is straightforward: Dorian Etheridge 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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Louisville
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 5 | 29.8 | 5.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 5 | 29.8 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 7.5 | 34.9 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 18 | 36.3 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 18 | 36.3 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 15.5 | 31.7 | 8.3 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 12 · W 34-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 42-3
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 12 · L 10-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 35-21
3.5
Havoc Plays
74 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Louisville
18 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage
65.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
65.5
18 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
55.7
15.5 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 8.3 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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