Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019San José State
Brandon Ezell
CB • 6'0" • 182 lbs • Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Ezell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a corner
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Brandon Ezell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Los Alamitos, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Brandon Ezell's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBrandon Ezell, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State. Brandon Ezell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 40
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Brandon Ezell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 40
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · CB 88th (top 25%) · Mountain West 111th (top 21%) · National 1,128th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 36 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 55.3 |
Related Context
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Brandon Ezell played CB for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Ezell recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
San José State paired 10.5 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · San José State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
23.2
Usage
9.9
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Colorado: 2. Tulsa: 0. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico: 2. Nevada: 3. San Diego State: 0. Army: 0. Boise State: 1. Hawai'i: 0. UNLV: 2.5. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 1 by 24.2. Nevada: 4 by 46.7. San Diego State: 6 by 25. Army: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 6 by 35. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. UNLV: 3 by 37.5. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Fresno State | W 17-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UNLVSplash game | L 35-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Hawai'i | L 40-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Boise State | L 42-52 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Army | W 34-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs San Diego State | L 17-27 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ NevadaSplash game | L 38-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 32-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Arkansas | W 31-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Tulsa | L 16-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Northern ColoradoSplash game | W 35-18 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Ezell story
Brandon Ezell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Los Alamitos, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Brandon Ezell's career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with San José 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 Brandon Ezell's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 81 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon Ezell 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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San José State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 10.5 | 23.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 7 · L 38-41 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 13 · L 35-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 6 · W 32-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 10 · L 42-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Colorado
Week 1 · W 35-18
2
Havoc Plays
37.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · San José State
10.5 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage
55.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · San José State
35.9
0 primary · 3.3 efficiency · 0.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · San José State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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