Player Profile

Ben Bywater

LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ben Bywater shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

13.1

Efficiency

36.7

Consistency

30

Season Value

21.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · BYU

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Primary stop by seasons
BYU
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · BYU
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Ben Bywater, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · BYU. Ben Bywater shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

BYU paired 0 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · BYU

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

36.7

Usage

13.1

Consistency

30

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 1. Unknown: 0.5. Arkansas: 0. Kansas: 3.5. West Virginia: 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. Sam Houston: 9 by 47.5. Unknown: 7 by 34.2. Arkansas: 6 by 25. Kansas: 10 by 76.7. West Virginia: 0 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=2 · +1.3 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=3 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=2 · +1.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kansas

Best efficiency game

76.7 vs Kansas

Result
Sat 11/4@ West VirginiaL 7-3700000
Sat 9/23@ Kansas10+ tacklesL 27-381091.5011
Sat 9/16@ ArkansasW 38-3162000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown720.5000
Sun 9/3vs Sam HoustonW 14-093100

Career Arc

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

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    BYU

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBYU016.73
2020 Regular SeasonBYU014.62.90
2021 PostseasonBYU9.542.311.19.5
2021 Regular SeasonBYU9.542.311.10
2022 PostseasonBYU1136.310.31.5
2022 Regular SeasonBYU1136.310.30
2023 Regular SeasonBYU536.713.1-6
2024 Regular SeasonBYU0-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.4 takeover score.

#2

Utah State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#3

Baylor

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Southern

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

#5

UAB

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · BYU

0 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 3 usage

39.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · BYU

39.2

0 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 2.9 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · BYU

28.2

11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8853

McAdory · McCalla, AL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

236

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
236