Player Dossier

2019-2023

Ole Miss

Ashanti Cistrunk

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Louisville, MS, USA

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Ashanti Cistrunk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

61

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Ashanti Cistrunk built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Louisville, MS wearing No. 36, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Ashanti Cistrunk's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8739

Florida State University School · Tallahassee, FL

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Ashanti Cistrunk, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Ole Miss. Ashanti Cistrunk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
194
TFL
11
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Ashanti Cistrunk quick answers

Latest team and position
Ole Miss · LB
Career Tackles
194
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
3-star · Florida State University School
High school pipeline
Florida State University School · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 36 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
71 tackles · LB 140th (top 12%) · SEC 22nd (top 4%) · National 225th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonOle Miss33-0--036.8
2020 PostseasonOle Miss92-0--018.3
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss9300.50.51-018.3
2021 PostseasonOle Miss92-0--037.2
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss9262.50.512037.2
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss12603.51-1035
2023 PostseasonOle Miss13310--049.2
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss13683.52.51-049.2

Related Context

Ashanti Cistrunk played LB for Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ashanti Cistrunk recorded 194 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ole Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Ole Miss paired 9 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Ole Miss

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

29.7

Usage

6.8

Consistency

10.3

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Mercer: 1. Tulane: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Alabama: 0. LSU: 4. Arkansas: 2.5. Auburn: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 0. UL Monroe: 0.5. Mississippi State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Mercer: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Alabama: 8 by 33.3. LSU: 5 by 60.8. Arkansas: 9 by 62.5. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 7 by 34.2. Mississippi State: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 11 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

LSU

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Arkansas

Result
Sat 12/30@ Penn StateW 38-2532100
Fri 11/24@ Mississippi StateW 17-791000
Sat 11/18vs UL MonroeW 35-3730.5000
Sun 11/12@ GeorgiaL 17-5232000
Sat 11/4vs Texas A&MW 38-3553000
Sat 10/28vs VanderbiltW 33-743000
Sat 10/21@ AuburnW 28-2132000
Sat 10/7vs ArkansasSplash gameW 27-209110.5010
Sat 9/30vs LSU2+ sacks · Splash gameW 55-4954220
Sat 9/23@ AlabamaL 10-2484000
Sat 9/16vs Georgia TechW 48-2350000
Sat 9/9@ TulaneW 37-2055000
Sat 9/2vs MercerW 73-751000

Player Story

Ashanti Cistrunk story

Ashanti Cistrunk built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Louisville, MS wearing No. 36, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Ashanti Cistrunk's career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ashanti Cistrunk's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ole Miss

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOle Miss04.20.7
2020 PostseasonOle Miss2173.22
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss2173.20
2021 PostseasonOle Miss720.74.75
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss720.74.70
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss5.525.45.1-1.5
2023 PostseasonOle Miss929.76.83.5
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss929.76.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arkansas

Week 12 · L 27-42 · Conference game

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

89.4 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Louisville

Week 1 · W 43-24

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Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#3

vs LSU

Week 5 · W 55-49 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Arkansas

Week 6 · W 27-20 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

75 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#5

vs Mississippi State

Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

59.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Ole Miss

9 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage

49.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss

49.2

9 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Ole Miss

37.2

7 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games