Usage Score
3.8
Player Dossier
2018-2022Colorado State
Troy Golden
DL • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Orlando, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Troy Golden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.4
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
13.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
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.
Troy Golden, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State. Troy Golden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 0 primary output with 7.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 3 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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2022 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.4
Usage
3.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Nevada: 3. Utah State: 0.5. Hawai'i: 0. Boise State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Air Force: 0. New Mexico: 1.5
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. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 3 by 42.5. Utah State: 2 by 13.3. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 3 by 27.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.5 · n=3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=6 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs New Mexico | W 17-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Air Force | L 12-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Wyoming | L 13-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Boise State | L 10-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Hawai'i | W 17-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Utah State | L 13-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ NevadaSplash game | W 17-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 19-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Michigan | L 7-51 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Colorado State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 1 | 22.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 5 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Nevada
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#2
Fresno State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#4
Utah State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.1 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 27 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
0 primary output · 7.5 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
33.4
1 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.7953
Olympia · Orlando, FL
- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
34
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.