Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Illinois
Tony Adams
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Belleville, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tony Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Tony Adams built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Belleville, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Tony Adams' career was his defensive production: 204...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Tony Adams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Tony Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 204
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Tony Adams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 204
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Louis University · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis University · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DB 70th (top 8%) · Big Ten 44th (top 7%) · National 373rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 43 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 39 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 51 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 57.9 |
Related Context
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Tony Adams played DB for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tony Adams recorded 6 rushing yards, 38 receiving yards, and 204 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Illinois paired 10.5 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
6.7
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 2. Nebraska: 0. Virginia: 2. Maryland: 0. Purdue: 1. Charlotte: 0.5. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Minnesota: 1. Iowa: 0. Northwestern: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 7 by 49.2. Nebraska: 11 by 45.8. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 5 by 25.8. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Penn State: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.4 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 47-14 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa | L 23-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Minnesota | W 14-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Rutgers | L 14-20 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Penn State | W 20-18 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Charlotte | W 24-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Purdue | L 9-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Maryland | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ VirginiaSplash game | L 14-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UTSASplash game | L 30-37 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 30-22 | 11 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tony Adams story
Tony Adams built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Belleville, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Tony Adams' career was his defensive production: 204 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Adams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 12.7 | 4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 34.9 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 24.7 | 4.7 | -4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 38.1 | 6.5 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 10.5 | 30.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 10 · W 55-31 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 13 · W 47-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 12 · W 41-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · L 38-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 3 · L 23-47
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
10.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 6.7 usage
57.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
55.7
10 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
34
6 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
9
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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