Player Dossier

2023-2025

Notre Dame

Boubacar Traore

DL • 6'4" • 247 lbs • Boston, MA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Boubacar Traore shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.3

Efficiency

30

Consistency

35.4

Season Value

26.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

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.

Boubacar Traore, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Boubacar Traore shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 16.5 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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.

2024 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

2

Efficiency

30

Usage

15.3

Consistency

35.4

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Purdue: 4. Miami (OH): 4. Louisville: 1

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. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 2 by 48.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 60.8. Louisville: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins2.3 · n=4
First Half1.7 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2.5 · n=2 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games2 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Sat 9/28vs LouisvilleW 31-2411100
Sat 9/21vs Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-354220
Sat 9/14@ PurdueSplash gameW 66-7222110
Sat 9/7vs Northern IllinoisL 14-1632100
Sat 8/31@ Texas A&MW 23-1310000

Career Arc

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

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    Notre Dame

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNotre Dame224.26.6
2024 Regular SeasonNotre Dame103015.38
2025 Regular SeasonNotre Dame16.531.913.96.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami (OH)

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#2

NC State

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#4

Purdue

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.

#5

Miami

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame

16.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 13.9 usage

35.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · Notre Dame

34

2 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Notre Dame

26.8

10 primary · 30 efficiency · 15.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9174

Catholic Memorial · West Roxbury, MA

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

50

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 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

Boubacar Traore quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
50