Usage Score
7.3
Player Dossier
2020-2024Ohio State
Lathan Ransom
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Tucson, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Lathan Ransom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.2
Consistency
57.8
Season Value
28.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
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.
Lathan Ransom, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State. Lathan Ransom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Lathan Ransom played S for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Lathan Ransom recorded 217 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Ohio State paired 12.5 primary output with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 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: Akron
Win 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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2024 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
7.3
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Texas: 1. Oregon: 2. Tennessee: 2. Akron: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Marshall: 1. Michigan State: 0. Iowa: 1. Oregon: 0. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 1. Northwestern: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 7 by 49.2. Tennessee: 5 by 40.8. Akron: 9 by 57.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 8 by 43.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 6 by 25. Penn State: 7 by 39.2. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 9 by 42.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 13 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | @ Notre Dame | W 34-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 1/11 | @ Texas | W 28-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Oregon | W 41-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/22 | vs Tennessee | W 42-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Michigan | L 10-13 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Indiana | W 38-15 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Purdue | W 45-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Penn State | W 20-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oregon | L 31-32 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Iowa | W 35-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Michigan State | W 38-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Marshall | W 49-14 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 56-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs AkronSplash game | W 52-6 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
2020202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8.5 | 20.3 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 32.8 | 7 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4.5 | 22.8 | 5.8 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 12.5 | 29.2 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12.5 | 29.2 | 7.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.
#2
Akron
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#3
Oregon
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#4
Purdue
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#5
Maryland
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
12.5 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 7.3 usage
28.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
28.3
12.5 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ohio State
16.7
4.5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9286
Salpointe Catholic · Tucson, AZ
- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
217
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.