Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025SMU
Justin Medlock
LB • 6'0" • 223 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA
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Justin Medlock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Player Story
Justin Medlock built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with SMU and Utah. The clearest part of Justin Medlock's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Justin Medlock, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Justin Medlock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 36
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Justin Medlock quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 36
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Missouri State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Manvel · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Manvel · 59 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · LB 529th (top 42%) · ACC 232nd (top 30%) · National 1,709th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 7 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU to Boston College | P4 to P4 | 79.1 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| 2024 | Utah to SMU | P4 to P4 | 79.1 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Justin Medlock played LB for Utah and SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Medlock recorded 36 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
SMU paired 5 primary output with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22 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 Utah, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
22
Usage
4.2
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 0. East Texas A&M: 1. Baylor: 0. Missouri State: 3. TCU: 0. Syracuse: 0. Stanford: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 5 by 20.8. East Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Missouri State: 6 by 55. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 6 by 25. Stanford: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri State
Best efficiency game
55 vs Missouri State
Player Story
Justin Medlock story
Justin Medlock built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with SMU and Utah. The clearest part of Justin Medlock's career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Medlock's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 1 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -1 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 5 | 22 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 22 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 108 Missouri State
Week 3 · W 28-10
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Weber State
Week 3 · W 31-7
1
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#3
vs East Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 42-13
1
Havoc Plays
21.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 112 Stanford
Week 7 · W 34-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
21.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 115 Syracuse
Week 6 · W 31-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
21.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 21.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · SMU
5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 4.2 usage
42.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
42.9
5 primary · 22 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Utah
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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