Player Dossier

2018-2021

Ball State

Jimmy Daw

LB • 6'3" • 239 lbs • Medina, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jimmy Daw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.8

Efficiency

15.8

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

8.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jimmy Daw, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ball State. Jimmy Daw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ball State paired 8 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.8 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: Toledo

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

15.8

Usage

4.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Penn State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Toledo: 2.5. Western Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 2 by 33.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

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

Losses0.8 · Games = 3
First Half0 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 2 · +1.3 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · Games = 5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 10/9@ Western MichiganW 45-2011000
Sat 9/25vs ToledoL 12-22211.5010
Sat 9/18@ WyomingL 12-4531000
Sat 9/11@ Penn StateL 13-4421000
Thu 9/2vs Unknown53000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonBall State621.75.7
2019 Regular SeasonBall State718.14.81
2020 PostseasonBall State827.29.71
2020 Regular SeasonBall State827.29.70
2021 Regular SeasonBall State2.515.84.8-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 69 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.

#4

Toledo

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#5

Eastern Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Ball State

8 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

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#2

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

19

8 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Ball State

14.1

6 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7948

Medina · Medina, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

120

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jimmy Daw quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
120