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Player Dossier
2019-2024Iowa
Sebastian Castro
DB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sebastian Castro shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Sebastian Castro built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oak Lawn, IL wearing No. 29, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Sebastian Castro's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Sebastian Castro, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa. Sebastian Castro shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 159
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Sebastian Castro quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 159
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · H L Richards · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- H L Richards · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · DB 93rd (top 10%) · Big Ten 54th (top 7%) · National 453rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 14 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 61.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
Related Context
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Sebastian Castro played DB for Iowa. Across 6 tracked seasons, Sebastian Castro recorded 159 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Iowa paired 20 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Iowa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
7
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Illinois State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Troy: 0. Minnesota: 1. Ohio State: 2. Washington: 0. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 0. UCLA: 3. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Illinois State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 5 by 20.8. Troy: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Ohio State: 6 by 45. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 7 by 59.2. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 8 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | @ Missouri | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 13-10 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Maryland | W 29-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UCLASplash game | L 17-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Wisconsin | W 42-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northwestern | W 40-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Washington | W 40-16 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 7-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Minnesota | W 31-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Troy | W 38-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Iowa State | L 19-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 40-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sebastian Castro story
Sebastian Castro built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oak Lawn, IL wearing No. 29, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Sebastian Castro's career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Sebastian Castro's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 20 | 34.2 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 20 | 34.2 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 6 | 24.8 | 7 | -14 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 24.8 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 15-6 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UCLA
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · W 21-0 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 13 · W 13-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 6 · L 7-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Iowa
20 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 8.1 usage
61.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Iowa
61.6
20 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Iowa
39.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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