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Player Dossier
2022-2023Ball State
Sidney Houston Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Cahokia, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sidney Houston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Sidney Houston Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Cahokia, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Sidney Houston Jr.'s career was his defensive...
Read the storySidney Houston Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State. Sidney Houston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 126
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Sidney Houston Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 126
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Kent State
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · LB 212th (top 18%) · Mid-American 37th (top 7%) · National 390th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 67 | 7.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71.7 |
Related Context
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Sidney Houston Jr. played LB for Ball State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Sidney Houston Jr. recorded 126 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Ball State paired 30 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
43
Usage
15.6
Consistency
43.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 3. Georgia: 1. Indiana State: 3. Georgia Southern: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2.5. Toledo: 1. Central Michigan: 5. Bowling Green: 4. Northern Illinois: 0. Kent State: 8. Miami (OH): 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 42.5. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Indiana State: 3 by 42.5. Georgia Southern: 5 by 30.8. Western Michigan: 10 by 51.7. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 54.2. Toledo: 6 by 35. Central Michigan: 4 by 66.7. Bowling Green: 5 by 60.8. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 6 by 75. Miami (OH): 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins4 · Games = 4 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 8 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Miami (OH) | L 15-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-3 | 6 | 5 | — | 4.50 | 2.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Northern Illinois | W 20-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | L 21-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Central Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Toledo | L 6-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 10-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Western Michigan10+ tackles | L 24-42 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Southern | L 3-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Indiana StateSplash game | W 45-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Georgia | L 3-45 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 14-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sidney Houston Jr. story
Sidney Houston Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Cahokia, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Sidney Houston Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 126 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Ball State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sidney Houston Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Sidney Houston Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2022-2023
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Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 16.5 | 37 | 11.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 30 | 43 | 15.6 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 12 · W 34-3 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs UConn
Week 7 · W 25-21
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 11 · L 21-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 12 · L 18-32 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
30 primary output · 43 efficiency · 15.6 usage
71.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
60.9
16.5 primary · 37 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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