Player Dossier

2020-2024

Ball State

Brandon Berger

LB • 6'4" • 232 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon Berger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.1

Efficiency

28.6

Consistency

47.4

Season Value

33.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

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 Berger, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Brandon Berger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Ball State paired 19.5 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.6 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: Kent State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

28.6

Usage

12.1

Consistency

47.4

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Miami: 1. Central Michigan: 3. James Madison: 0. Western Michigan: 0.5. Kent State: 6. Vanderbilt: 3. Northern Illinois: 2. Miami (OH): 2. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Ohio: 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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 42.5. James Madison: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 21.7. Kent State: 4 by 66.7. Vanderbilt: 4 by 46.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 24.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 36.7. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Ohio: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins4 · n=2 · +2.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=9 · -2.7 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · 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

Kent State

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Kent State

Result
Fri 11/29@ OhioL 21-4251000
Sat 11/23vs Bowling GreenL 13-3832101
Wed 11/13@ BuffaloL 48-5121000
Wed 11/6vs Miami (OH)Splash gameL 21-27431010
Sat 10/26vs Northern IllinoisW 25-2311002
Sat 10/19@ VanderbiltL 14-2442111
Sat 10/12@ Kent State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 37-3543330
Sat 10/5vs Western MichiganL 42-45410.5000
Sat 9/28@ James MadisonL 7-6343000
Sat 9/21@ Central MichiganSplash gameL 34-3733210
Sat 9/14@ MiamiL 0-6221100
Sat 9/7vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBall State0
2021 Regular SeasonBall State0000
2022 Regular SeasonBall State411.73.44
2023 Regular SeasonBall State1.58.74.1-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonBall State19.528.612.118

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#3

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#4

Vanderbilt

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#5

Central Michigan

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 37.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

19.5 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 12.1 usage

33.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Ball State

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Ball State

9.8

4 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8106

Roncalli · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
59