Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Arizona
Martell Irby
DB • 5'9" • 200 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Martell Irby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Arizona
Player Story
Martell Irby built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from San Diego, CA wearing No. 13, spending time with Arizona and UCLA. The clearest part of Martell Irby's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Martell Irby, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona. Martell Irby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Martell Irby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · DB
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Northern Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Morse · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Morse · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 297th (top 32%) · Pac-12 111th (top 21%) · National 1,237th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 34.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
Related Context
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Martell Irby played DB for UCLA and Arizona. Across 5 tracked seasons, Martell Irby recorded 210 rushing yards, 108 receiving yards, and 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Arizona paired 7 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Arizona
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Arizona
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
5.1
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 2. Northern Arizona: 3. Mississippi State: 1. UTEP: 0. USC: 1. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 0. UCLA: 0. Colorado: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 7 by 49.2. Northern Arizona: 7 by 59.2. Mississippi State: 5 by 30.8. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. USC: 2 by 18.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.3 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
Northern Arizona
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Northern Arizona
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ OklahomaSplash game | W 38-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Colorado | W 34-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs UCLA | W 27-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Oregon State | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Washington State | W 44-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ USC | L 41-43 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs UTEP | W 31-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Mississippi State | L 24-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern ArizonaSplash game | W 38-3 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Martell Irby story
Martell Irby built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from San Diego, CA wearing No. 13, spending time with Arizona and UCLA. The clearest part of Martell Irby's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 210 rushing yards, 108 receiving yards, and 37 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Martell Irby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UCLA
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 4.5 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 7 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 7 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Arizona
Week 1 · W 38-3
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 7 · W 24-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ USC
Week 12 · W 62-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
vs California
Week 13 · W 42-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Arizona
7 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
45
7 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
34.1
0 primary · 0.9 efficiency · 0.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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