Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Utah
Van Fillinger
DE • 6'4" • 265 lbs • Draper, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Van Fillinger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Van Fillinger built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive end from Draper, UT wearing No. 7, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Van Fillinger's career was his defensive production: 134...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Van Fillinger, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Utah. Van Fillinger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Van Fillinger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · DE
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Corner Canyon · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Corner Canyon · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DE 30th (top 11%) · Big 12 93rd (top 13%) · National 852nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 14 | 40 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 9 | 27 | 4.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah | 10 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66.8 |
Related Context
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Van Fillinger played DE for Utah. Across 5 tracked seasons, Van Fillinger recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Utah paired 19 primary output with 36.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.9 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: Utah State
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Utah
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
36.9
Usage
10.3
Consistency
44.7
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Utah: 5. Baylor: 3. Utah State: 4.5. Oklahoma State: 2. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. TCU: 0. Houston: 0. BYU: 3. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Utah: 3 by 62.5. Baylor: 5 by 50.8. Utah State: 8 by 78.3. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.1 · Games = 5 · +2.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -2.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
78.3 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ UCF | W 28-14 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs BYUSplash game | L 21-22 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Houston | L 14-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs TCU | L 7-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Arizona State | L 19-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Arizona | L 10-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 22-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Utah StateSplash game | W 38-21 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 23-12 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Southern Utah2+ sacks · Splash game | W 49-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Van Fillinger story
Van Fillinger built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive end from Draper, UT wearing No. 7, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Van Fillinger's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Utah. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Van Fillinger's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Van Fillinger moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Utah
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 19 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 19 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 19 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 11 | 26.4 | 8.7 | -8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah | 9 | 24.4 | 8.3 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 9 | 24.4 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah | 19 | 36.9 | 10.3 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington State
Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 3 · W 38-21
4.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Utah
Week 1 · W 49-0
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 7 · W 34-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · W 35-7
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Utah
19 primary output · 36.9 efficiency · 10.3 usage
66.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Utah
54.4
11 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 8.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Utah
53.6
19 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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