Player Dossier

2023-2025

Purdue

Dillon Thieneman

DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Westfield, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dillon Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.2

Efficiency

45

Consistency

63.8

Season Value

32.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Purdue • Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

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.

Dillon Thieneman, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Purdue. Dillon Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Purdue paired 11.5 primary output with 45 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 45 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Oregon.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with 2 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 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

45

Usage

10.2

Consistency

63.8

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Notre Dame: 2. Oregon State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Illinois: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Northwestern: 1. Ohio State: 1. Penn State: 1. Michigan State: 2. Indiana: 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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 9 by 57.5. Oregon State: 14 by 50. Nebraska: 9 by 47.5. Wisconsin: 8 by 53.3. Illinois: 8 by 38.3. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 9 by 47.5. Ohio State: 11 by 55.8. Penn State: 8 by 43.3. Michigan State: 11 by 65.8. Indiana: 10 by 51.7

Split Comparison

Losses1.0 · n=11
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs First Half
All Games1.0 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Michigan State

Result
Sun 12/1@ Indiana10+ tacklesL 0-66107001
Sat 11/23@ Michigan State10+ tacklesL 17-24117101
Sat 11/16vs Penn StateL 10-4986100
Sat 11/9@ Ohio State10+ tacklesL 0-45118001
Sat 11/2vs NorthwesternL 20-2696001
Sat 10/19vs OregonL 0-3553000
Sat 10/12@ IllinoisL 49-50860.5000
Sat 10/5@ WisconsinL 6-5286101
Sat 9/28vs NebraskaL 10-2896001
Sun 9/22@ Oregon State10+ tacklesL 21-38147000
Sat 9/14vs Notre DameL 7-6696110
Sat 8/31vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue1044.412.3
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue11.54510.21.5
2025 PostseasonOregon11.533.27.60
2025 Regular SeasonOregon11.533.27.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#2

Michigan State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#3

Washington

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#5

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Purdue

11.5 primary output · 45 efficiency · 10.2 usage

32.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

30.7

10 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 12.3 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Oregon

22.2

11.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8647

Westfield · Westfield, IN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

302

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 39 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
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
302