Player Dossier

2020-2025

Washington State

Tristan Souza

DT • 6'1" • 285 lbs • Camas, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tristan Souza shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

5.9

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

5.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Washington State • Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Tristan Souza, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Buffalo. Tristan Souza shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 2 primary output with 8.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Buffalo.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with 0.5 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

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

2025 Regular Season · Buffalo

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

5.9

Usage

1.2

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UConn: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5

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. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 1 by 9.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0.2 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

9.2 vs Bowling Green

Result
Sat 11/1@ Bowling GreenW 28-3100.5000
Sat 10/4vs Eastern MichiganW 31-3011000
Sat 9/27vs UConnL 17-2011000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Buffalo

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2021 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2022 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2023 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo28.81.52
2025 Regular SeasonBuffalo0.55.91.2-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

#2

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Bowling Green

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.5 takeover score.

#4

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#5

UConn

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Buffalo

2 primary output · 8.8 efficiency · 1.5 usage

9.5

#2

2025 Regular Season · Buffalo

5.7

0.5 primary · 5.9 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Washington State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.79

Camas · Camas, WA

Committed To
Washington State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

13

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tristan Souza quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
13