Player Dossier

2019-2024

Colorado State

Brandon Crossley

S • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon Crossley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

16.7

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

12.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Colorado State • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

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.

Brandon Crossley, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU. Brandon Crossley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

SMU paired 11 primary output with 21.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.7 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · SMU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

16.7

Usage

2.8

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Unknown: 2. BYU: 0. TCU: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Stanford: 1. Duke: 2.5. Pittsburgh: 1. Boston College: 0. Virginia: 0. California: 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. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. 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

Wins0.5 · n=9 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

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 StateL 10-38310010
Sat 11/30vs CaliforniaW 38-632000
Sat 11/23@ VirginiaW 33-733000
Sat 11/16vs Boston CollegeW 38-2831000
Sun 11/3vs PittsburghW 48-2542001
Sun 10/27@ DukeW 28-27310.5002
Sun 10/20@ StanfordW 40-1010001
Sat 10/5@ LouisvilleW 34-2731000
Sun 9/29vs Florida StateW 42-1621000
Sat 9/21vs TCUW 66-4232000
Fri 9/6vs BYUL 15-1810000
Sun 9/1vs Unknown11002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado State

    2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2020-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonColorado State411.10.8
2020 Regular SeasonSMU1121.94.97
2021 Regular SeasonSMU211.31.9-9
2022 Regular SeasonSMU12267.110
2023 PostseasonSMU315.24-9
2023 Regular SeasonSMU315.240
2024 PostseasonSMU7.516.72.84.5
2024 Regular SeasonSMU7.516.72.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Memphis

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#2

Texas State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#3

Duke

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#4

TCU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#5

Tulane

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · SMU

11 primary output · 21.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage

31.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

30.8

12 primary · 26 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

21.5

3 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8747

Pleasant Valley · Bettendorf, IA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

136

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 55 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brandon Crossley quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
136