Usage Score
6.4
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 20 disruption score.
Efficiency
20
Consistency
22.2
Season Value
16.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 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
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brandon Cleveland, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Brandon Cleveland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 9 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
20
Usage
6.4
Consistency
22.2
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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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: 0. Unknown: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 0. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 2.5
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. 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 16.7. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 6 by 25. 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
Wins0.6 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
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 Carolina | 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 | @ Pittsburgh | 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 Unknown | — | 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
NC State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 1.5 | 9 | 2.3 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 7.5 | 16 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 7.5 | 16 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 5 | 15.4 | 3.9 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 5 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 9 | 20 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 20 | 6.4 | 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 58.5 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 55.5 takeover score.
#3
Duke
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.
#4
Georgia Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · NC State
9 primary output · 20 efficiency · 6.4 usage
16.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
16.7
9 primary · 20 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · NC State
13.3
1.5 primary · 9 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
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.