Player Career

Sean Martin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Sean Martin story

Sean Martin built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Bluefield, WV wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Sean Martin's career was his defensive production: 99 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with West Virginia. 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 Sean Martin's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Sean Martin 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

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2021 PostseasonWest Virginia1.56.51.71.5
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1.56.51.70
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1428.21112.5
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1019.36.1-4
2024 PostseasonWest Virginia1520.59.35
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1520.59.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma

Week 11 · W 23-20 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#2

vs UAlbany

Week 2 · W 49-14

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.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 11 · L 20-59 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Houston

Week 7 · L 39-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Baylor

Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · West Virginia

15 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage

66.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · West Virginia

66.4

15 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

66.2

14 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games