Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Ball State
Tyler Potts
DB • 5'10" • 182 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Potts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Tyler Potts built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Tyler Potts' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tyler Potts, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State. Tyler Potts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Tyler Potts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Pickerington North · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Pickerington North · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DB 349th (top 37%) · Mid-American 136th (top 26%) · National 1,528th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 26 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 61.7 |
Related Context
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Tyler Potts played DB for Ball State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tyler Potts recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Ball State paired 12 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
23.3
Usage
6.8
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 1. Georgia: 1. Indiana State: 2. Georgia Southern: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Kent State: 2. Miami (OH): 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 5 by 30.8. Indiana State: 1 by 24.2. Georgia Southern: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 1 by 24.2. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | L 15-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 34-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 20-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Bowling Green | L 21-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Central Michigan | W 24-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Western Michigan | L 24-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Southern | L 3-40 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Indiana StateSplash game | W 45-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Georgia | L 3-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Kentucky | L 14-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Potts story
Tyler Potts built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Tyler Potts' career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Tyler Potts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 3 | 9 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 7.5 | 18.3 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 23.3 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 5 · W 44-38 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 15-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Northern Illinois
Week 11 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Fordham
Week 2 · W 57-29
2
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · L 14-44
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
12 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 6.8 usage
61.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Ball State
39.9
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
28.3
7.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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