Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Ball 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.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ball State
1819202021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Jimmy Daw built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Medina, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Jimmy Daw's career was his defensive production: 120...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jimmy Daw, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ball State. Jimmy Daw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jimmy Daw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Medina · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Medina · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · LB 708th (top 57%) · Mid-American 231st (top 42%) · National 2,490th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ball State | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 28 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 5 | 13 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.6 |
Related Context
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Jimmy Daw played LB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jimmy Daw recorded 120 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Ball State paired 8 primary output with 23.6 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.
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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
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 0. Penn State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Toledo: 2.5. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Toledo
Player Story
Jimmy Daw story
Jimmy Daw built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Medina, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Jimmy Daw's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 92 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jimmy Daw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 23.6 | 6.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 9 | 19.9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ball State | 8 | 27.2 | 8.2 | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 27.2 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 2.5 | 15.8 | 4.8 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 16 · W 38-28 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 3 · L 10-38
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 13 · L 38-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 12 · W 42-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 4 · L 12-22 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Ball State
8 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
54.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Ball State
53.2
9 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ball State
51.3
8 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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