Player Dossier

2020-2025

Iowa

Brenden Deasfernandes

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Belleville, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brenden Deasfernandes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

15.7

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

19.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Iowa • Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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.

Brenden Deasfernandes, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan. Brenden Deasfernandes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 10 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Central Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with 4 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

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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

15.7

Usage

6.3

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 4. San José State: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. Michigan: 1. Unknown: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 1. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 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. Northwestern: 2 by 48.3. San José State: 1 by 24.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 0 by 10. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=7 · +1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -1.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 12/26@ NorthwesternL 7-3420004
Sat 11/29vs ToledoL 3-2142000
Thu 11/20@ Kent StateW 28-1610000
Thu 11/13vs BuffaloW 38-1932001
Sat 11/1@ Western MichiganL 21-2421000
Sat 10/25vs MassachusettsW 38-1310000
Sat 10/18@ Bowling GreenW 27-643000
Sat 10/4@ AkronL 22-2811000
Sat 9/27vs Eastern MichiganW 24-1311001
Sat 9/20vs Unknown00001
Sat 9/13@ MichiganL 3-63210010
Sat 9/6@ PittsburghL 17-4531000
Sat 8/30@ San José StateW 16-14110011

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Central Michigan

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa0
2021 Regular SeasonIowa00
2022 Regular SeasonIowa00
2023 Regular SeasonIowa0.54.51.70.5
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan19.81.60.5
2025 PostseasonCentral Michigan1015.76.39
2025 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1015.76.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

#3

Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.6 takeover score.

#4

San José State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

10 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

19.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan

19.8

10 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

5.1

1 primary · 9.8 efficiency · 1.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8119

Belleville · Belleville, MI

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

41

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
41