Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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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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- Jan 1, 2025
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
Keep exploring Brandon Crossley
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
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.5 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: Duke
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.5
Usage
2.5
Consistency
40.2
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Houston Christian: 2. BYU: 0. TCU: 0. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 0. Stanford: 1. Duke: 2.5. Pittsburgh: 1. Boston College: 0. Virginia: 0. California: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Houston Christian: 1 by 24.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 3 by 37.5. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. California: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Penn State | L 10-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs California | W 38-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia | W 33-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Boston College | W 38-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Pittsburgh | W 48-25 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ DukeSplash game | W 28-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Stanford | W 40-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Louisville | W 34-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Florida State | W 42-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs TCU | W 66-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/6 | vs BYU | L 15-18 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Houston ChristianSplash game | W 59-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#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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