Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024SMU
Brandon Crossley
S • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Crossley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Colorado State • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Brandon Crossley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Colorado State and SMU. The clearest part of Brandon Crossley's career was his defensive...
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Brandon Crossley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU. Brandon Crossley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 136
- TFL
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Brandon Crossley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · S
- Career Tackles
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pleasant Valley
- High school pipeline
- Pleasant Valley · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · S 197th (top 36%) · ACC 175th (top 23%) · National 1,380th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 56.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 25 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 40 | 6 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 27 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 37.4 |
Related Context
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Brandon Crossley played S for Colorado State and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brandon Crossley recorded 4 rushing yards, 136 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
SMU paired 12 primary output with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Colorado State, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Loss with 1 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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2023 Postseason · SMU
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.2
Usage
3.6
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. TCU: 1. North Texas: 1. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 4 by 26.7. North Texas: 2 by 18.3. Tulane: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs TCU
Player Story
Brandon Crossley story
Brandon Crossley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Colorado State and SMU. The clearest part of Brandon Crossley's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 55 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 97 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Crossley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Colorado State
2019
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2020-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 11.1 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 12.2 | 2.3 | -8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 26 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 3 | 15.2 | 3.6 | -9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 8.5 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 8.5 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas State
Week 1 · W 31-24
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
@ TCU
Week 4 · L 17-34
1
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 5 · W 30-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 45-16
2
Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · SMU
12 primary output · 26 efficiency · 6.3 usage
59.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · SMU
56.2
11 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
37.4
8.5 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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