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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UL Monroe • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Michael Batton built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with Houston and UL Monroe. The clearest part of Michael Batton's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMichael 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 218
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Batton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 218
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · LB 53rd (top 5%) · Big 12 7th (top 1%) · National 74th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 9 | 45 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 12 | 79 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 94 | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 74 |
Related Context
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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.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Batton story
Michael Batton built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with Houston and UL Monroe. The clearest part of Michael Batton's career was his defensive production: 218 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Batton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UL Monroe
2022-2023
Opening stop
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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
Week 2 · L 12-16
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 24-14
1.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Miss
Week 13 · L 10-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia State
Week 11 · W 31-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 10 · W 24-19 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Houston
14.5 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 12.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · UL Monroe
41.5
6.5 primary · 32.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UL Monroe
22.1
3 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
3
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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