Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Georgia Southern
Wylan Free
DB • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Compton, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Wylan Free shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Wylan Free built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Compton, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Fresno State and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Wylan Free's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Wylan Free, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State. Wylan Free shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 193
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Wylan Free quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 193
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Model 9-12 · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Model 9-12 · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Graduate
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · DB 25th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 20th (top 4%) · National 172nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 64 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 6 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 77 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32.4 |
Related Context
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Wylan Free played DB for Fresno State and Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wylan Free recorded 5 receiving yards, 193 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 5.5 primary output with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Georgia Southern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
4.8
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. UAB: 0. Ball State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. James Madison: 0. Old Dominion: 0. South Alabama: 0. Louisiana: 0. Marshall: 1. App State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 8 by 33.3. Ball State: 10 by 41.7. Coastal Carolina: 10 by 41.7. Georgia State: 10 by 41.7. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. Old Dominion: 10 by 41.7. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. Marshall: 3 by 22.5. App State: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.2 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
App State
Best efficiency game
45 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs App StateSplash game | W 51-48 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Marshall | L 10-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Louisiana | L 17-36 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs South Alabama | L 31-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles | W 28-23 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs James Madison | W 45-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Georgia State10+ tackles | L 33-41 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Coastal Carolina10+ tackles | L 30-34 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Ball State10+ tackles | W 34-23 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UAB | L 21-35 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Nebraska | W 45-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Morgan State | W 59-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Wylan Free story
Wylan Free built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Compton, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Fresno State and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Wylan Free's career was his defensive production: 193 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 receiving yards and 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Wylan Free's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Fresno State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1.5 | 11.3 | 3.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 27.5 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 20.8 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5.5 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 3 | 29.2 | 4.8 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 30-17
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 14 · L 26-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 1 · W 79-13
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Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#4
vs App State
Week 13 · W 51-48 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Hawai'i
Week 5 · L 24-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
5.5 primary output · 17.4 efficiency · 2.6 usage
49.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Fresno State
43.7
5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
37.5
4 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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