Player Dossier

2022-2025

San José State

Justin Eklund

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Rocklin, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Justin Eklund shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

6.8

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

4.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San José State

22232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
San José State • Bowling Green
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

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.

Justin Eklund, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San José State. Justin Eklund shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

San José State paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.8 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 San José State, Bowling Green.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Loss 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 · Bowling Green

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

6.8

Usage

2

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Massachusetts

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. Liberty: 0. Louisville: 0. Massachusetts: 0

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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 2 by 13.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs Cincinnati

Result
Tue 11/25@ MassachusettsW 45-1410000
Sat 9/20@ LouisvilleL 17-4010000
Sat 9/13vs LibertyW 23-1311000
Sat 9/6@ CincinnatiL 20-34200.5000
Thu 8/28vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    San José State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Bowling Green

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonSan José State08.41.2
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State012.52.50
2024 Regular SeasonBowling Green07.81.40
2025 Regular SeasonBowling Green0.56.820.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Cincinnati

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

#3

Central Michigan

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#4

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#5

Northern Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · San José State

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage

38.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · San José State

36.5

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Bowling Green

36.4

0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8448

Folsom · Folsom, CA

Committed To
San José State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

29

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Justin Eklund quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
29