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

13.9

Efficiency

31.9

Consistency

52.4

Season Value

35.4

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

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 31.9 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: NC State

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.

2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

31.9

Usage

13.9

Consistency

52.4

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Purdue: 1. Arkansas: 2. Boise State: 1. NC State: 4. USC: 2. Boston College: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Syracuse: 4

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. Miami: 6 by 45. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Arkansas: 4 by 36.7. Boise State: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 4 by 56.7. USC: 3 by 32.5. Boston College: 3 by 17.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 5 by 60.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=5 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half2.1 · n=5 · +0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

NC State

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Syracuse

Result
Sat 11/22vs SyracuseSplash gameW 70-755310
Sat 11/15@ PittsburghW 37-1520000
Sat 11/1@ Boston CollegeW 25-10320.5000
Sat 10/18vs USCW 34-2432110
Sat 10/11vs NC State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 36-743220
Sat 10/4vs Boise StateW 28-7420.500.500
Sat 9/27@ ArkansasW 56-1343110
Sat 9/20vs PurdueW 56-3052100
Sat 9/13vs Texas A&ML 40-4111000
Sun 8/31@ MiamiL 24-2763110

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