Usage / Role
38%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2024BYU
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ben Bywater shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Usage / Role
38%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · BYU
Snapshot
Player Story
Ben Bywater built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 2, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Ben Bywater's career was his defensive production: 236...
Read the storyBen Bywater, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · BYU. Ben Bywater shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint

Featured Highlight
Ben Bywater BYU Highlights
2024 · BYU · Player Highlight
Ben Bywater college highlights at BYU.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 93 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 66.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 87 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 5 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
Ben Bywater played LB for BYU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ben Bywater recorded 236 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with BYU.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
BYU paired 8 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 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.
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Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
15.2
Consistency
60.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 2. Southern Utah: 1.5. Arkansas: 0. Kansas: 3.5. West Virginia: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 9 by 57.5. Southern Utah: 7 by 44.2. Arkansas: 6 by 25. Kansas: 10 by 76.7. West Virginia: 0 by 10
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Kansas
Player Story
Ben Bywater built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 2, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Ben Bywater's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ben Bywater's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: Ben Bywater moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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BYU
2019-2024
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Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 16.7 | 3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | BYU | 10.5 | 43.1 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 10.5 | 43.1 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 8 | 42.7 | 15.2 | -3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | -8 |
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 5 · W 34-20
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas
Week 4 · L 27-38 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Baylor
Week 2 · W 26-20
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 6 · L 17-26
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Sam Houston
Week 1 · W 14-0
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · BYU
8 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage
69
#2
2022 Postseason · BYU
66.8
11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · BYU
66.8
11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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