Usage Score
12.5
Player Dossier
2022-2024Houston
Michael Batton
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Batton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
44.7
Consistency
51.1
Season Value
52.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- UL Monroe • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Scouting Read
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Michael Batton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Houston. Michael Batton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Michael Batton played LB for UL Monroe and Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Batton recorded 218 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Houston paired 14.5 primary output with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UL Monroe, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
44.7
Usage
12.5
Consistency
51.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. Oklahoma: 4. Rice: 1. Cincinnati: 1. Iowa State: 1.5. TCU: 2. Kansas: 1. Utah: 1.5. Kansas State: 2.5. Arizona: 0. Baylor: 0. BYU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma: 9 by 77.5. Rice: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 10 by 51.7. Iowa State: 7 by 44.2. TCU: 6 by 45. Kansas: 4 by 26.7. Utah: 9 by 52.5. Kansas State: 11 by 70.8. Arizona: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 12 by 50. BYU: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · -0.8 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
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ BYU | L 18-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | L 10-20 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arizona | L 3-27 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-19 | 11 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Utah | W 17-14 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Kansas | L 14-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ TCUSplash game | W 30-19 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Iowa State | L 0-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Cincinnati10+ tackles | L 0-34 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Rice | W 33-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Oklahoma2+ sacks · Splash game | L 12-16 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UNLV | L 7-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UL Monroe
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 3 | 22.3 | 4.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 6.5 | 32.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 14.5 | 44.7 | 12.5 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#2
Georgia State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.
#3
Lamar
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.
#4
Southern Miss
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#5
Kansas State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Houston
14.5 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 12.5 usage
52.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · UL Monroe
29.1
6.5 primary · 32.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UL Monroe
14.6
3 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
218
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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