Usage Score
9.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025Arizona State
Eric Gentry
LB • 6'6" • 225 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eric Gentry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
37.8
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
19.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Arizona State • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
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.
Eric Gentry, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · USC. Eric Gentry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
USC paired 9.5 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · USC
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
37.8
Usage
9.3
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 0. Georgia Southern: 3. Purdue: 5. Michigan State: 2. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 1. Notre Dame: 0. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1
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. Missouri State: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 10 by 71.7. Purdue: 8 by 83.3. Michigan State: 6 by 45. Illinois: 8 by 33.3. Michigan: 6 by 35. Notre Dame: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 8 by 33.3. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. UCLA: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Wins1.5 · n=8 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -1.5 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=6 · +1.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -1.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs UCLA | W 29-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Oregon | L 27-42 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Iowa | W 26-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Nebraska | W 21-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Notre Dame | L 24-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Michigan | W 31-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Illinois | L 32-34 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 45-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Purdue2+ sacks · Splash game | W 33-17 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles · Splash game | W 59-20 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Missouri State | W 73-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arizona State
2021
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2022-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 8 | 26.7 | 6.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 26.7 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 8.5 | 37.2 | 20.8 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 8 | 32.4 | 9.2 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 32.4 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 9.5 | 46.5 | 19.1 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 9.5 | 46.5 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 37.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.7 takeover score.
#2
Purdue
5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.1 takeover score.
#3
Utah
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
Oregon State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
California
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · USC
9.5 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage
34.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · USC
34.2
9.5 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · USC
30.4
8.5 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 20.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8656
Neumann Goretti · Philadelphia, PA
- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
252
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 43 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.