Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Minnesota
Cody Lindenberg
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Anoka, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cody Lindenberg shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Cody Lindenberg built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Anoka, MN wearing No. 45, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Cody Lindenberg's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 222
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Cody Lindenberg, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota. Cody Lindenberg shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 197
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Cody Lindenberg quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · LB
- Career Tackles
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Stockbridge · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Stockbridge · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 6 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · LB 49th (top 4%) · Big Ten 10th (top 2%) · National 68th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 25 | 3.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 69.7 |
Related Context
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Cody Lindenberg played LB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cody Lindenberg recorded 197 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 16 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33
Usage
9.4
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 2. Colorado: 1. Purdue: 1. Illinois: 1. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 1. Nebraska: 2. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 6 by 45. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Rutgers: 5 by 30.8. Nebraska: 8 by 53.3. Northwestern: 6 by 25. Iowa: 8 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 23-16 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Iowa | L 10-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Northwestern | W 31-3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 20-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Rutgers | W 31-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Penn State | L 17-45 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Illinois | L 14-26 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Purdue | L 10-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Colorado | W 49-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Western IllinoisSplash game | W 62-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cody Lindenberg story
Cody Lindenberg built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Anoka, MN wearing No. 45, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Cody Lindenberg's career was his defensive production: 197 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Minnesota. 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 Cody Lindenberg's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Cody Lindenberg moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 12.5 | 3.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 33 | 9.4 | 8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 3.5 | 41 | 15.9 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3.5 | 41 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 16 | 44.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 10 · L 26-27 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 4 · L 14-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 20-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Illinois
Week 2 · W 62-10
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 13 · L 14-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
16 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 10.8 usage
69.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Minnesota
58.5
3.5 primary · 41 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
58.5
3.5 primary · 41 efficiency · 15.9 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
7
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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