Player Dossier

2022-2025

SMU

Jeffrey M'Ba

DT • 6'6" • 312 lbs • Libreville, Gabon

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jeffrey M'Ba shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

30.5

Consistency

42.3

Season Value

27.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Auburn • Purdue • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State

Scouting Read

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Jeffrey M'Ba, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · SMU. Jeffrey M'Ba shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.

Jeffrey M'Ba played DT for Auburn, Purdue, and SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jeffrey M'Ba recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

SMU paired 13 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, Purdue, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · SMU

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

30.5

Usage

7.9

Consistency

42.3

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Missouri State: 5. TCU: 2. Syracuse: 0. Stanford: 2. Clemson: 2. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 0. Boston College: 2. California: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 8 by 33.3. Missouri State: 4 by 66.7. TCU: 5 by 40.8. Syracuse: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 2 by 28.3. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 4 by 36.7. California: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 5 · -1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri State

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Missouri State

Result
Sun 11/30@ CaliforniaL 35-3851000
Sat 11/8@ Boston CollegeW 45-13431.500.500
Sat 11/1vs MiamiW 26-2050000
Sat 10/25@ Wake ForestL 12-1332000
Sat 10/18@ ClemsonW 35-2432110
Sat 10/11vs StanfordW 34-1021110
Sat 10/4vs SyracuseW 31-1831000
Sat 9/20@ TCUL 24-35521.500.500
Sat 9/13@ Missouri State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-10422.502.500
Sat 9/6vs BaylorL 45-4882000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Purdue

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    SMU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonAuburn28.22
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue312.13.71
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue111.32.6-2
2025 Regular SeasonSMU1330.57.912

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Missouri State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#4

Mississippi State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

#5

TCU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · SMU

13 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

27.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

8.8

3 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Auburn

5.1

2 primary · 8.2 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.815

St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Air Force
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

95

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 36 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.