Usage Score
7.3
Player Dossier
2018-2021Miami (OH)
Sterling Weatherford
DB • 6'4" • 221 lbs • Cicero, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sterling Weatherford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.4
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
15.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Scouting Read
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Sterling Weatherford, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Sterling Weatherford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Sterling Weatherford played DB for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Sterling Weatherford recorded 204 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 5 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
7.3
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 1.5. Minnesota: 2.5. Unknown: 0. Army: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Ball State: 3. Ohio: 0. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 7 by 44.2. Minnesota: 6 by 50. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Army: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Akron: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 5 by 50.8. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Kent State | L 47-48 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/17 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/10 | vs Buffalo | W 45-18 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/2 | @ Ohio | L 33-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 24-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Akron | W 34-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 12-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Army | L 10-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Minnesota | L 26-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 14-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Miami (OH)
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 4 | 16.5 | 4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 18.5 | 42.4 | 7.2 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 18.5 | 42.4 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 5 | 41.7 | 12.9 | -13.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 9 | 30.4 | 7.3 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#2
Buffalo
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.
#3
Ball State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.9 takeover score.
#4
Buffalo
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#5
Minnesota
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
5 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 12.9 usage
34.8
#2
2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)
27.7
18.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
27.7
18.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.7859
Hamilton Heights · Arcadia, IN
- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
204
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.