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Player Dossier
2020-2024Ball 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 33.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Brandon Berger built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Brandon Berger's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Brandon Berger, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Brandon Berger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Brandon Berger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Roncalli · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Roncalli · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · LB 383rd (top 32%) · Mid-American 94th (top 18%) · National 1,008th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 7 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 38 | 9.5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 66.9 |
Related Context
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Brandon Berger played LB for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Berger recorded 59 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 28.5 primary output with 33.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.6 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.
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2024 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
33.6
Usage
11.6
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 1. Miami: 1. Central Michigan: 4. James Madison: 0. Western Michigan: 0.5. Kent State: 9. Vanderbilt: 4. Northern Illinois: 3. Miami (OH): 2. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 4. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri State: 2 by 18.3. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 52.5. James Madison: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 21.7. Kent State: 4 by 66.7. Vanderbilt: 4 by 56.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 34.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 36.7. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 52.5. Ohio: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins4.3 · Games = 3 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 9 · -2.6 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
Kent State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Ohio | L 21-42 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 13-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | @ Buffalo | L 48-51 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | L 21-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 25-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 14-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western Michigan | L 42-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ James Madison | L 7-63 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | L 34-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Miami | L 0-62 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Missouri State | W 42-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Berger story
Brandon Berger built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Brandon Berger's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Berger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 5 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.3 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 28.5 | 33.6 | 11.6 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 7 · W 37-35 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · L 16-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 8 · L 14-24
4
Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 7 · L 6-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 13 · L 13-38 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
28.5 primary output · 33.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage
66.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ball State
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
20.2
5 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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