Player Dossier

2020-2024

Miami

Tirek Austin-Cave

LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Pennsauken, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tirek Austin-Cave shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

2.9

Efficiency

8.8

Consistency

50

Season Value

17.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Miami • West Virginia • New Mexico
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

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.

Tirek Austin-Cave, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami. Tirek Austin-Cave shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Miami paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, West Virginia, New Mexico.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Loss with 0.5 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.

2023 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.8

Usage

2.9

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. BYU: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0.3 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs Oklahoma

Result
Sun 11/12@ OklahomaL 20-59200.5000
Sat 11/4vs BYUW 37-710000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Miami

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    New Mexico

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonMiami07.31.2
2020 Regular SeasonMiami07.31.20
2021 Regular SeasonMiami08.31.60
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia04.21.30
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0.58.82.90.5
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.7 takeover score.

#2

Duke

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#4

Florida State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

Duke

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Miami

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.6

#2

2020 Postseason · Miami

36.2

0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Miami

36.2

0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8815

Camden · Camden, NJ

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tirek Austin-Cave quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
15