Usage Score
6.1
Player Dossier
2019-2025NC State
Cecil Powell
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cecil Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Efficiency
26
Consistency
60.3
Season Value
27.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- NC State • Troy • Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Cecil Powell, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · NC State. Cecil Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
NC State paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Troy, Sam Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Sam Houston
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
26
Usage
6.1
Consistency
60.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Hawai'i: 2. New Mexico State: 0.5. Jacksonville State: 0. UTEP: 1. Oregon State: 1.5. Delaware: 1.5. Middle Tennessee: 1. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Hawai'i: 4 by 36.7. New Mexico State: 5 by 25.8. Jacksonville State: 7 by 29.2. UTEP: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 3 by 27.5. Delaware: 5 by 35.8. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Florida International: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.5 · n=2 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=8 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Florida International | L 16-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 17-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Delaware | W 26-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Oregon State | W 21-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs UTEP | L 17-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | vs Jacksonville State | L 27-29 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ New Mexico State | L 10-37 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Hawai'i | L 20-37 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UNLV | L 21-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Western Kentucky | L 24-41 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
NC State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Troy
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Sam Houston
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20192020202020212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 0.5 | 11.4 | 2 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 7.5 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 7.5 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | -7.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Troy | 2 | 13.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 8.5 | 26 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#2
Hawai'i
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#3
UL Monroe
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.
#4
Delaware
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#5
Virginia
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · NC State
0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Sam Houston
27.4
8.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · NC State
13.4
7.5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8669
Vandegrift · Austin, TX
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
136
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.