Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Troy Golden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Orlando, FL wearing No. 43, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Troy Golden's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Troy Golden, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State. Troy Golden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Troy Golden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Olympia · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Olympia · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 370th (top 38%) · Mountain West 176th (top 34%) · National 2,003rd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.2 |
Related Context
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Troy Golden played DL for Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Troy Golden recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 1 primary output with 22.5 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.
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2022 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.4
Usage
2.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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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
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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
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Wins1.5 · Games = 3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 6 · -1.4 vs Wins
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Troy Golden story
Troy Golden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Orlando, FL wearing No. 43, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Troy Golden's career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Troy Golden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 5 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 6 · W 17-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 9 · L 17-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico
Week 7 · W 36-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 8 · L 24-26 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 17-0 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
1 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 6 usage
48.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
45.6
2 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
39.1
0 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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