Player Career

Martell Irby Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA00.90.2
2019 Regular SeasonUCLA0000
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA00
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA4.513.13.34.5
2023 PostseasonArizona722.65.12.5
2023 Regular SeasonArizona722.65.10

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

1

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

45

#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