Player Dossier

2018-2023

Ball 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.

Usage Score

7.6

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

67

Season Value

35.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

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.

Tyler Potts, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Ball State. Tyler Potts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

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: 2018 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

7.6

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. Unknown: 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

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs First Half

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 11/25vs Miami (OH)L 15-1732101
Sat 11/18vs Kent StateW 34-321002
Wed 11/8@ Northern IllinoisW 20-1711110
Wed 11/1@ Bowling GreenL 21-2433100
Sat 10/21vs Central MichiganW 24-1710000
Sat 9/30@ Western MichiganL 24-4222001
Sat 9/23vs Georgia SouthernL 3-4063000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown110011
Sat 9/9@ GeorgiaL 3-4553001
Sat 9/2@ KentuckyL 14-44320010

Career Arc

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

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    Ball State

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonBall State08.41.4
2019 Regular SeasonBall State391.43
2020 Regular SeasonBall State0-3
2021 Regular SeasonBall State00
2022 Regular SeasonBall State7.518.33.17.5
2023 Regular SeasonBall State1223.37.64.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northern Illinois

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Central Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#3

Miami (OH)

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#4

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

35.2

12 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Ball State

14.5

7.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7698

Pickerington North · Columbus, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

67

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.