Usage Score
2.7
Player Dossier
2024-2025Nebraska
Mario Buford
DB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mario Buford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
14.4
Consistency
50
Season Value
22.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Nebraska
242425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
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.
Mario Buford, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Nebraska. Mario Buford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Nebraska paired 2 primary output with 14.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 1 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
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2024 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.4
Usage
2.7
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
1234
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Unknown: 0. Purdue: 1. 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. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=2 · +1 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=4
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Purdue
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Nebraska
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 2 | 14.4 | 2.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2 | 14.4 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#2
Indiana
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.
#4
Boston College
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
2 primary output · 14.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
22.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Nebraska
22.3
2 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8967
DeSoto · DeSoto, TX
- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
9
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.