Player Dossier

2015-2018

New Mexico State

Ron LaForce

DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Bayou La Batre, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ron LaForce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

92

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

92

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Player Story

Ron LaForce built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bayou La Batre, AL wearing No. 23, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Ron LaForce's career was his defensive...

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Ron LaForce, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · New Mexico State. Ron LaForce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
226
TFL
2
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Ron LaForce quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico State · DB
Career Tackles
226
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
Top game
Liberty
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
122 tackles · DB 2nd (top 1%) · FBS Independents 3rd (top 2%) · National 18th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00-0--0-
2017 PostseasonNew Mexico State126-0-1054.4
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State129810-4054.4
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State10122101-034.7

Related Context

Ron LaForce played DB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ron LaForce recorded 226 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with New Mexico State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

New Mexico State paired 9 primary output with 40.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 46.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

46.6

Usage

7.6

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Wyoming: 0. Utah State: 1. New Mexico: 0. UTEP: 0. Liberty: 0. Louisiana: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. BYU: 0. Liberty: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 13 by 50. Wyoming: 14 by 50. Utah State: 11 by 55.8. New Mexico: 9 by 37.5. UTEP: 10 by 41.7. Liberty: 7 by 29.2. Louisiana: 15 by 50. Georgia Southern: 21 by 50. BYU: 10 by 41.7. Liberty: 12 by 60

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Liberty

Best efficiency game

60 vs Liberty

Result
Sat 11/24@ Liberty10+ tacklesL 21-28127100
Sun 11/18@ BYU10+ tacklesL 10-45108000
Sat 10/20vs Georgia Southern10+ tacklesL 31-48218000
Sat 10/13@ Louisiana10+ tacklesL 38-66159000
Sun 10/7vs LibertyW 49-4174000
Sat 9/22@ UTEP10+ tacklesW 27-20107000
Sun 9/16vs New MexicoL 25-4291000
Sun 9/9@ Utah State10+ tacklesL 13-60112000
Thu 8/30@ Minnesota10+ tacklesL 10-48137000
Sun 8/26vs Wyoming10+ tacklesL 7-29143000

Player Story

Ron LaForce story

Ron LaForce built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bayou La Batre, AL wearing No. 23, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Ron LaForce's career was his defensive production: 226 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with New Mexico State. 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 Ron LaForce's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.

The arc is straightforward: Ron LaForce 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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    New Mexico State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2017 PostseasonNew Mexico State940.57.69
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State940.57.60
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State246.67.6-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Liberty

Week 13 · L 21-28 · Conference game

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

86.7 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Utah State

Week 2 · L 13-60

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Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#3

@ New Mexico

Week 2 · W 30-28

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Havoc Plays

70.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#4

vs South Alabama

Week 14 · W 22-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#5

vs UTEP

Week 4 · W 41-14

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Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · New Mexico State

9 primary output · 40.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State

54.4

9 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

34.7

2 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

12

10+ tackle games