Player Dossier

2020-2024

Utah

Van Fillinger

DE • 6'4" • 265 lbs • Draper, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Van Fillinger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.1

Efficiency

35.9

Consistency

46.7

Season Value

33.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Utah

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Utah
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

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.

Van Fillinger, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Utah. Van Fillinger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Utah paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Regular Season · Utah

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

35.9

Usage

11.1

Consistency

46.7

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 5. Baylor: 3. Utah State: 3.5. Oklahoma State: 2. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. TCU: 0. Houston: 0. BYU: 3. UCF: 1

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. Unknown: 3 by 62.5. Baylor: 5 by 50.8. Utah State: 8 by 68.3. Oklahoma State: 3 by 32.5. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 5 by 25.8. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 4 by 46.7. UCF: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Wins2.4 · n=4 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half2.7 · n=5 · +1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · -1.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

68.3 vs Utah State

Result
Sat 11/30@ UCFW 28-1476100
Sun 11/10vs BYUL 21-22410.500.502
Sat 10/26@ HoustonL 14-1732000
Sun 10/20vs TCUL 7-1310000
Sat 10/12@ Arizona StateL 19-27510.5000
Sun 9/29vs ArizonaL 10-2343000
Sat 9/21@ Oklahoma StateW 22-1932110
Sat 9/14@ Utah StateW 38-218210.502
Sat 9/7vs BaylorSplash gameW 23-1253210
Fri 8/30vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game32221

Career Arc

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

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    Utah

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah04.21
2021 PostseasonUtah1522.26.315
2021 Regular SeasonUtah1522.26.30
2022 Regular SeasonUtah10259.1-5
2023 PostseasonUtah924.48.5-1
2023 Regular SeasonUtah924.48.50
2024 Regular SeasonUtah1835.911.19

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

5

Primary metric

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.2 takeover score.

#3

California

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#4

San Diego State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#5

Utah State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Utah

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

35.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Utah

33.6

18 primary · 35.9 efficiency · 11.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Utah

28.1

10 primary · 25 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9276

Corner Canyon · Draper, UT

Committed To
Utah
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

134

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Van Fillinger quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
134