Usage Score
4.3
Player Dossier
2020-2024South Carolina
Tonka Hemingway
DT • 6'3" • 288 lbs • Conway, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tonka Hemingway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.2
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
13.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
202122232424
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
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.
Tonka Hemingway, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · South Carolina. Tonka Hemingway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Tonka Hemingway played DT for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tonka Hemingway recorded 2 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, and 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.2 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: Texas A&M
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
16.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Old Dominion: 2. Kentucky: 0. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Texas A&M: 2. Vanderbilt: 1. Missouri: 0. Unknown: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 2 by 28.3. Texas A&M: 4 by 36.7. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Missouri: 0 by 0. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Illinois | L 17-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Clemson | W 17-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Missouri | W 34-30 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Vanderbilt | W 28-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas A&M | W 44-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Oklahoma | W 35-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Alabama | L 25-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ole Miss | L 3-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs LSU | L 33-36 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Kentucky | W 31-6 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Old Dominion | W 23-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 10.7 | 4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 21.9 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 23.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Carolina | 9 | 16.2 | 4.3 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Missouri
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.
#2
Kentucky
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.
#3
Vanderbilt
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.
#4
Texas A&M
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#5
LSU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
27.7
13 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
27
12 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8989
Conway · Conway, SC
- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
108
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.