Player Dossier

2018-2022

Illinois

Calvin Avery

DL • 6'2" • 325 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Calvin Avery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.6

Efficiency

10.5

Consistency

6.1

Season Value

7.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

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

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.

Calvin Avery, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Illinois. Calvin Avery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Illinois paired 2 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.5 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: Minnesota

Win with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

10.5

Usage

3.6

Consistency

6.1

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Wyoming: 0. Unknown: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 1. Nebraska: 0. Michigan State: 0. Purdue: 0. Michigan: 0. Northwestern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 11/26@ NorthwesternW 41-311100
Sat 11/19@ MichiganL 17-1910000
Sat 11/12vs PurdueL 24-3132000
Sat 11/5vs Michigan StateL 15-2343000
Sat 10/29@ NebraskaW 26-910000
Sat 10/15vs MinnesotaW 26-1421100
Sat 10/8vs IowaW 9-622000
Sat 10/1@ WisconsinW 34-1011000
Fri 9/23vs Unknown30000
Sat 9/3@ IndianaL 20-2310000
Sat 8/27vs WyomingW 38-642000

Career Arc

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

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    Illinois

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois1.511.32.8
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois213.33.10.5
2020 Regular SeasonIllinois213.13.10
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois29.42.20
2022 Regular SeasonIllinois210.53.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.

#2

Rutgers

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Illinois

2 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage

8.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Illinois

7.5

2 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Illinois

7.4

2 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9174

Bishop Dunne · Dallas, TX

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

74

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
74