Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Iowa State
O'Rien Vance
LB • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
O'Rien Vance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
O'Rien Vance built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Cedar Rapids, IA wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of O'Rien Vance's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
O'Rien Vance, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa State. O'Rien Vance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 256
- TFL
- 32
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
O'Rien Vance quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 256
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · George Washington · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- George Washington · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 203rd (top 17%) · Big 12 29th (top 7%) · National 341st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa State | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 61 | 9 | 6.5 | 8 | - | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Iowa State | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 64 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 9 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 62 | 10 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 62.4 |
Related Context
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O'Rien Vance played LB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, O'Rien Vance recorded 256 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Iowa State paired 23.5 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
40.8
Usage
11.7
Consistency
47.1
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Northern Iowa: 4. Iowa: 3. UL Monroe: 2. Baylor: 7. TCU: 2. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 1.5. Texas: 1. Kansas: 2. Kansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 5 by 20.8. Northern Iowa: 8 by 73.3. Iowa: 4 by 46.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 40.8. Baylor: 9 by 87.5. TCU: 8 by 53.3. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 6 by 40. Texas: 6 by 35. Kansas: 3 by 32.5. Kansas State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 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
Baylor
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Notre Dame | L 9-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Kansas State | L 17-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs KansasSplash game | W 41-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Texas | W 23-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Oklahoma | L 41-42 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma State | L 27-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ West Virginia | W 38-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs TCUSplash game | W 49-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-23 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 72-20 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs IowaSplash game | L 17-18 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Northern Iowa2+ sacks · Splash game | W 29-26 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
O'Rien Vance story
O'Rien Vance built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Cedar Rapids, IA wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of O'Rien Vance's career was his defensive production: 256 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 55 career games in the available record. That gives O'Rien Vance's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 19 | 4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa State | 23.5 | 40.8 | 11.7 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 23.5 | 40.8 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Iowa State | 8 | 30.3 | 7.3 | -15.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8 | 30.3 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 8.5 | 26.1 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8.5 | 26.1 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 15.5 | 34.4 | 11.2 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 5 · L 21-23 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 6 · W 48-42 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 12 · L 10-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas
Week 13 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Iowa
Week 1 · W 16-10
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa State
23.5 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
71.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa State
71.3
23.5 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
62.4
15.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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