Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Eastern Michigan
Russell Vaden IV
DB • 6'3" • 214 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Russell Vaden IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Russell Vaden IV built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Russell Vaden IV's career was his...
Read the storyRussell Vaden IV, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Russell Vaden IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Russell Vaden IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DB 499th (top 54%) · Mid-American 223rd (top 41%) · National 2,380th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.5 |
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Russell Vaden IV played DB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Russell Vaden IV recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 4 primary output with 13.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José 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 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
3.1
Consistency
31.5
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 2. Eastern Kentucky: 1. Louisiana: 0. Arizona State: 1. Buffalo: 0.5. Ball State: 0. Toledo: 0. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 0 by 20. Eastern Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. Buffalo: 6 by 30. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
30 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/20 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 41-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Central Michigan | W 38-19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Toledo | L 24-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ball State | W 20-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Buffalo | L 31-50 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona State | W 30-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Louisiana | L 21-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 42-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Russell Vaden IV story
Russell Vaden IV built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Russell Vaden IV's career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Eastern Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Russell Vaden IV's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Russell Vaden IV moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | 11 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 32.1 | 4 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 1 · W 41-27 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 55-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Akron
Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#4
vs St. Francis (PA)
Week 1 · W 35-15
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Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 11 · L 31-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
4 primary output · 13.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
46.7
4 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
42.5
4.5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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