Usage Score
1.6
Player Dossier
2020-2024Penn State
Tyler Elsdon
LB • 6'2" • 232 lbs • Frackville, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Elsdon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.5
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
5.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
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.
Tyler Elsdon, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State. Tyler Elsdon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Penn State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win 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
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2024 Postseason · Penn State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
10.5
Usage
1.6
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Boise State: 0. SMU: 0. West Virginia: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 1. Illinois: 0. UCLA: 0. USC: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 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. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 0 by 10. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. USC: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.2 · n=10
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/10 | vs Notre Dame | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Boise State | W 31-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs SMU | W 38-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Minnesota | W 26-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 28-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ USC | W 33-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCLA | W 27-11 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Illinois | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Kent State | W 56-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ West Virginia | W 34-12 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 5.5 | 17.8 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 2 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#2
Bowling Green
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#3
Maryland
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.3 takeover score.
#4
Northwestern
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#5
Kent State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Penn State
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
36.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
36.6
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Penn State
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8785
North Schuylkill · Ashland, PA
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
92
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.