Player Dossier

2020-2022

Purdue

Ben Kreul

LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Waukesha, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ben Kreul shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

5.6

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Ben Kreul, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Ben Kreul shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Purdue paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win with 0 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.

2021 Postseason · Purdue

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

5.6

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 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. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Northwestern

Result
Thu 12/30vs TennesseeW 48-4510000
Sat 11/20@ NorthwesternW 32-1422000
Sat 10/23vs WisconsinL 13-3011000

Career Arc

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

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    Purdue

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2021 PostseasonPurdue05.60.90
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue05.60.90
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue06.31.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.5 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Tennessee

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

35.9

#2

2021 Postseason · Purdue

35.5

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

35.5

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9278

Mansfield · Mansfield, TX

Committed To
Stanford
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

7

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ben Kreul quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
7