Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Arizona State
Will Shaffer
LB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Tempe, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Will Shaffer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
37.9
Consistency
50
Season Value
31
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Arizona State
2021222325
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State • Abilene Christian
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
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.
Will Shaffer, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Arizona State. Will Shaffer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 0 primary output with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, Abilene Christian.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Game 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
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2025 Regular Season · Abilene Christian
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
37.9
Usage
—
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
12
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 0. TCU: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
All Games0.3 · n=2
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs TCU
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arizona State
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Abilene Christian
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20202021202220232025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1.5 | 9.2 | 3.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 20.8 | 3.1 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Abilene Christian | 0.5 | 37.9 | — | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas Tech
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#2
Washington State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#3
TCU
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#4
Oregon State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.
#5
Tulsa
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Arizona State
0 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
41.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
34.7
0 primary · 3.4 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Abilene Christian
31
0.5 primary · 37.9 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.9109
Gonzaga · Washington, DC
- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
21
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.