Usage Score
5.8
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.
Efficiency
22.5
Consistency
41.7
Season Value
42.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Scouting Read
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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.
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
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.5 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: Duke
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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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
22.5
Usage
5.8
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0.5. East Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Duke: 3.5. Virginia Tech: 1. Campbell: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 0. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 1 by 9.2. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 1 by 9.2. Duke: 5 by 55.8. Virginia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Campbell: 3 by 22.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 6 by 45. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 2 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Memphis | W 31-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 42-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida State | W 21-11 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Miami | L 7-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-36 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 34-53 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-36 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Campbell | W 56-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 21-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ DukeSplash game | L 33-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Virginia | W 35-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
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
Duke
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#2
Marshall
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#3
Syracuse
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
#4
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
#5
Wake Forest
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
12 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
42.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
42.5
12 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · NC State
36
10 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8933
Carrollwood Day · Tampa, FL
- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
105
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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