Usage Score
11.5
Player Dossier
2023-2025Clemson
Will Heldt
DE • 6'6" • 260 lbs • Carmel, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Will Heldt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
37.4
Consistency
60.7
Season Value
52.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue • Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
Scouting Read
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Will Heldt, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Clemson. Will Heldt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Will Heldt played DE for Purdue and Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Will Heldt recorded 114 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Clemson paired 32.5 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 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, Clemson.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Clemson
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
11.5
Consistency
60.7
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 2.5. LSU: 2. Troy: 3. Georgia Tech: 2. Syracuse: 1. North Carolina: 0. Boston College: 3. SMU: 3.5. Duke: 2. Florida State: 2. Louisville: 0.5. Furman: 3. South Carolina: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 8 by 58.3. LSU: 3 by 32.5. Troy: 5 by 50.8. Georgia Tech: 4 by 36.7. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 4 by 46.7. SMU: 2 by 43.3. Duke: 1 by 24.2. Florida State: 3 by 32.5. Louisville: 4 by 21.7. Furman: 2 by 38.3. South Carolina: 4 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.8 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 10-22 | 8 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 28-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs FurmanSplash game | W 45-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Louisville | W 20-19 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Florida StateSplash game | W 24-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs DukeSplash game | L 45-46 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs SMUSplash game | L 24-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 41-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ North Carolina | W 38-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Syracuse | L 21-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | L 21-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs TroySplash game | W 27-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs LSUSplash game | L 10-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Clemson
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Purdue | 20 | 35.3 | 12.7 | 18 |
| 2025 Postseason | Clemson | 32.5 | 37.4 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 32.5 | 37.4 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#2
South Carolina
8
Primary metric
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.
#3
Ohio State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#4
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#5
Penn State
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Clemson
32.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage
52.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Clemson
52.4
32.5 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Purdue
38.3
20 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8753
Carmel · Carmel, IN
- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
114
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 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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