Player Dossier

2023-2025

West Virginia

Ben Cutter

LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Denver, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ben Cutter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.6

Efficiency

14

Consistency

2.8

Season Value

5.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: BYU

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.

Ben Cutter, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · West Virginia. Ben Cutter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

West Virginia paired 9 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 14 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: Pittsburgh

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.

2024 Postseason · West Virginia

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.0

Efficiency

14

Usage

2.6

Consistency

2.8

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. Penn State: 0. Unknown: 0. Pittsburgh: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Arizona: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Baylor: 0. UCF: 0. Texas Tech: 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. Memphis: 7 by 29.2. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Pittsburgh: 1 by 9.2. Kansas: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Memphis

Result
Wed 12/18vs MemphisL 37-4271000
Sat 11/30@ Texas TechL 15-5210000
Sat 11/23vs UCFW 31-2120000
Sat 11/16vs BaylorL 35-4951000
Sat 11/9@ CincinnatiW 31-2432000
Sat 10/26@ ArizonaW 31-2610000
Sat 10/19vs Kansas StateL 18-4542000
Sat 10/5@ Oklahoma StateW 38-1410000
Sat 9/21vs KansasW 32-2861000
Sat 9/14@ PittsburghL 34-38100.5000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown52000
Sat 8/31vs Penn StateL 12-3431000

Career Arc

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

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    West Virginia

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonWest Virginia929.48.9
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia929.48.90
2024 PostseasonWest Virginia0.5142.6-8.5
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0.5142.60
2025 Regular SeasonWest Virginia7.521.24.47

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

BYU

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#2

Ohio

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.8 takeover score.

#3

Colorado

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.

#5

UCF

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · West Virginia

9 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage

17.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · West Virginia

17.7

9 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · West Virginia

13

7.5 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8508

East Lincoln · Denver, NC

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

133

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
133