Player Dossier

2017-2021

Ball State

Brett Anderson II

S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Grand Blanc, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brett Anderson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Player Story

Brett Anderson II built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Grand Blanc, MI wearing No. 23, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Brett Anderson II's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7785

Grand Blanc Community · Grand Blanc, MI

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Brett Anderson II, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State. Brett Anderson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
226
TFL
5.5
Passes defended
7

Quick Answers

Brett Anderson II quick answers

Latest team and position
Ball State · S
Career Tackles
226
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Ball State
Top game
Western Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Grand Blanc Community · Ball State
High school pipeline
Grand Blanc Community · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
68 tackles · S 49th (top 10%) · Mid-American 29th (top 6%) · National 290th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonBall State92910-2026.7
2018 Regular SeasonBall State116210-1023.9
2019 Regular SeasonBall State7200.50-1016.5
2020 PostseasonBall State8410--061.8
2020 Regular SeasonBall State84310-2061.8
2021 PostseasonBall State128-0--025.5
2021 Regular SeasonBall State126010-1025.5

Related Context

Brett Anderson II played S for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brett Anderson II recorded 226 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ball State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ball State paired 6 primary output with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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

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2021 Postseason · Ball State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

25.3

Usage

4.5

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Western Illinois: 0. Penn State: 1. Wyoming: 0. Toledo: 0. Army: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 8 by 33.3. Western Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 10 by 51.7. Wyoming: 7 by 29.2. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Army: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Akron: 7 by 29.2. Northern Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.1 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

Penn State

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 12/25vs Georgia StateL 20-5185000
Thu 11/18vs Central MichiganL 17-3775000
Thu 11/11@ Northern IllinoisL 29-3075000
Tue 11/2@ AkronW 31-2576000
Sat 10/23vs Miami (OH)L 17-2452000
Sat 10/16@ Eastern MichiganW 38-3173000
Sat 10/9@ Western MichiganW 45-2022001
Sat 10/2vs ArmyW 28-1611000
Sat 9/25vs ToledoL 12-2233000
Sat 9/18@ WyomingL 12-4575000
Sat 9/11@ Penn State10+ tacklesL 13-44106100
Thu 9/2vs Western IllinoisW 31-2143000

Player Story

Brett Anderson II story

Brett Anderson II built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Grand Blanc, MI wearing No. 23, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Brett Anderson II's career was his defensive production: 226 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Brett Anderson II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ball State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBall State316.83.5
2018 Regular SeasonBall State224.93.8-1
2019 Regular SeasonBall State1.514.12.1-0.5
2020 PostseasonBall State6326.94.5
2020 Regular SeasonBall State6326.90
2021 PostseasonBall State225.34.5-4
2021 Regular SeasonBall State225.34.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 5 · L 3-55 · Conference game

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Penn State

Week 2 · L 13-44

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Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#3

@ San José State

Week 1 · W 34-13 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Central Michigan

Week 7 · W 24-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

75 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 3 · L 10-38

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Havoc Plays

52.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Ball State

6 primary output · 32 efficiency · 6.9 usage

61.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

61.8

6 primary · 32 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Ball State

26.7

3 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games