Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2018-2023UCF
Decorian Patterson
DB • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Ocala, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Decorian Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.7
Consistency
14.3
Season Value
13.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Scouting Read
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Decorian Patterson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Decorian Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Decorian Patterson played DB for Middle Tennessee and UCF. Across 6 tracked seasons, Decorian Patterson recorded 204 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 21 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.7 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 Middle Tennessee, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · UCF
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
18.7
Usage
5.4
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 1. Villanova: 0. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Oklahoma State: 2. Texas Tech: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 7 by 39.2. Villanova: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 5 by 40.8. Texas Tech: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Oklahoma State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Middle Tennessee
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 12.5 | 2.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 15.5 | 41.8 | 9.2 | 5.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 20.3 | 3 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 20.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 36.3 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 36.3 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 3.5 | 18.7 | 5.4 | -17.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 3.5 | 18.7 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida International
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#2
Troy
5
Primary metric
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.6 takeover score.
#3
Miami
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
Florida International
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.
#5
Tennessee State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
21 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
49.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
49.6
21 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
41.2
15.5 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
204
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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