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Player Dossier
2022-2025NC State
Brandon Cleveland
DT • 6'4" • 315 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Cleveland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Brandon Cleveland built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Tampa, FL wearing No. 44, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Brandon Cleveland's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 229
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Brandon Cleveland, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Brandon Cleveland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brandon Cleveland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Carrollwood Day · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Carrollwood Day · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 7 · Pick 13 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DT 29th (top 13%) · ACC 149th (top 19%) · National 1,064th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 23 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 34 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 35 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon Cleveland played DT for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Cleveland recorded 4 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, and 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 12 primary output with 22.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · NC State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9
Usage
1.8
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Boston College: 0.5. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 1 by 9.2. Louisville: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Wake Forest
Player Story
Brandon Cleveland story
Brandon Cleveland built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Tampa, FL wearing No. 44, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Brandon Cleveland's career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Cleveland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 1.5 | 9 | 1.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 10 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 44 Duke
Week 4 · L 33-45 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 6 · W 48-41
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Tennessee
Week 2 · L 10-51
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 9 · L 34-53 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
12 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
53.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
53.1
12 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · NC State
44.3
10 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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