Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
90
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
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Decorian Patterson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Ocala, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Middle Tennessee and UCF. The clearest part of Decorian Patterson's career was...
Read the storyDecorian 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 204
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 32
Quick Answers
Decorian Patterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · DB
- Career Tackles
- 204
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Troy
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DB 390th (top 41%) · Big 12 170th (top 27%) · National 1,751st (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 43 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 63 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 23.7 |
Related Context
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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
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 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: Toledo
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
3
Consistency
64.1
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 2. Monmouth: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Marshall: 0. Liberty: 1. Southern Miss: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Florida International: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Florida Atlantic: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 5 by 40.8. Monmouth: 8 by 43.3. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 14.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.2 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
Toledo
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Monmouth
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/17 | @ ToledoSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 27-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Old Dominion | L 17-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Florida International | W 50-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Southern Miss | W 35-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Liberty | L 13-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Marshall | W 34-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Monmouth | W 50-15 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Decorian Patterson story
Decorian Patterson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Ocala, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Middle Tennessee and UCF. The clearest part of Decorian Patterson's career was his defensive production: 204 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Decorian Patterson's production has multiple signals. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee and UCF.
The arc is straightforward: Decorian Patterson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Middle Tennessee
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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
vs Troy
Week 3 · L 14-47
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 13 · W 33-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 4 · W 45-31
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Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida International
Week 6 · W 31-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 1 · W 31-24 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
21 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
63.4
21 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
58.1
15.5 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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