Player Dossier

2018-2022

Iowa 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 32.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.9

Efficiency

35.8

Consistency

36.9

Season Value

26.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

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.

O'Rien Vance, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. O'Rien Vance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 13.5 primary output with 32.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 35.8 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

35.8

Usage

10.9

Consistency

36.9

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Unknown: 4. Iowa: 2. UL Monroe: 1. Baylor: 4. TCU: 2. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5. Texas: 1. Kansas: 1. Kansas State: 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. Notre Dame: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 8 by 73.3. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 9 by 77.5. TCU: 8 by 53.3. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 6 by 30. Texas: 6 by 35. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half2.2 · n=6 · +1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · -1.7 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

Baylor

Best efficiency game

77.5 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 12/28vs Notre DameL 9-3352000
Sun 12/1@ Kansas StateL 17-2755000
Sat 11/23vs KansasW 41-3131100
Sat 11/16vs TexasW 23-2163100
Sun 11/10@ OklahomaL 41-42610.5000
Sat 10/26vs Oklahoma StateL 27-3462000
Sat 10/12@ West VirginiaW 38-1410000
Sat 10/5vs TCUW 49-2486110
Sat 9/28@ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash gameL 21-2396220
Sat 9/21vs UL MonroeW 72-20510.500.500
Sat 9/14vs IowaL 17-1841110
Sat 8/31vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game86220

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State6163.9
2019 PostseasonIowa State15.535.810.99.5
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State15.535.810.90
2020 PostseasonIowa State830.37.9-7.5
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State830.37.90
2021 PostseasonIowa State4.521.75.9-3.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State4.521.75.90
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State13.532.812.39

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

4

Primary metric

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.

#3

Texas Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#4

Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

13.5 primary output · 32.8 efficiency · 12.3 usage

30.1

#2

2019 Postseason · Iowa State

26.9

15.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

26.9

15.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8711

George Washington · Cedar Rapids, IA

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

256

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 55 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

O'Rien Vance quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
256