Usage Score
5.7
Player Dossier
2021-2025Nebraska
Mikai Gbayor
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Irvington, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mikai Gbayor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.6
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
11.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Nebraska
2122232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
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.
Mikai Gbayor, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Nebraska. Mikai Gbayor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 10 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 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 Nebraska, North Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
5.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. Charlotte: 1. Unknown: 2. Clemson: 0. California: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Wake Forest: 0. Duke: 0. NC State: 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. TCU: 4 by 16.7. Charlotte: 6 by 35. Unknown: 6 by 45. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. California: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 6 by 30. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Losses0.1 · n=7
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=4 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
45 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ NC State | L 19-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Duke | L 25-32 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Virginia | L 16-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ California | L 18-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Clemson | L 10-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Charlotte | W 20-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/2 | vs TCU | L 14-48 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nebraska
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 10 | 25.3 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3.5 | 20.6 | 5.7 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#3
Colorado
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#5
Illinois
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Nebraska
10 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
22.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · North Carolina
11.1
3.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Nebraska
9.3
3.5 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8578
Cardinal Mooney · Sarasota, FL
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
109
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.