Player Dossier

2020-2025

Fresno State

Justin Houston

DB • 6'3" • 191 lbs • Gardena, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Justin Houston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

12.2

Consistency

65.3

Season Value

22.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Fresno State • Utah Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

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.

Justin Houston, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State. Justin Houston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Fresno State paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Utah Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. 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 · Fresno State

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

12.2

Usage

8

Consistency

65.3

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. New Mexico State: 1. UNLV: 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: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 14.2. UNLV: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

First Half0.5 · n=2
All Games0.7 · 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

UNLV

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs UNLV

Result
Sat 9/28@ UNLVL 14-5921100
Sun 9/15vs New Mexico StateW 48-0100010
Sun 9/8vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonFresno State3215.4
2021 PostseasonFresno State315.42.40
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State315.42.40
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State010.52.7-3
2023 PostseasonFresno State04.210
2024 Regular SeasonFresno State212.282
2025 Regular SeasonUtah Tech0-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#3

San Diego State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

#5

UConn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage

37.7

#2

2023 Postseason · Fresno State

35.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Fresno State

22.7

2 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8826

Junipero Serra · Gardena, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

70

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Justin Houston quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
70