Player Dossier

2025-2025

California

Dru Polidore Jr.

DB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Katy, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dru Polidore Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

21%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Player Story

Dru Polidore Jr. built his college career in 2025 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with California. The clearest part of Dru Polidore Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 62...

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Dru Polidore Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California. Dru Polidore Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
62
TFL
2.5
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Dru Polidore Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
California · DB
Career Tackles
62
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 12 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · California
Top game
North Carolina
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
62 tackles · DB 83rd (top 9%) · ACC 46th (top 6%) · National 377th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2025 PostseasonCalifornia113-0--046.3
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia11592.50-3046.3

Related Context

Dru Polidore Jr. played DB for California. Across 1 tracked season, Dru Polidore Jr. recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with California.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

California paired 5.5 primary output with 28.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 28.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · California

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

28.5

Usage

5.4

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Minnesota: 0. San Diego State: 0. Boston College: 0. Duke: 1. North Carolina: 2.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 1. Stanford: 0. SMU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 6 by 25. Duke: 7 by 39.2. North Carolina: 5 by 45.8. Virginia Tech: 8 by 33.3. Virginia: 6 by 35. Louisville: 10 by 51.7. Stanford: 6 by 25. SMU: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Louisville

Result
Thu 12/25@ Hawai'iL 31-3532000
Sun 11/30vs SMUW 38-3531000
Sun 11/23@ StanfordL 10-3164000
Sun 11/9@ Louisville10+ tacklesW 29-26106001
Sat 11/1vs VirginiaL 21-3165100
Fri 10/24@ Virginia TechL 34-4286000
Sat 10/18vs North CarolinaSplash gameW 21-18521.5001
Sun 10/5vs DukeL 21-4575001
Sat 9/27@ Boston CollegeW 28-2465000
Sun 9/21@ San Diego StateL 0-3454000
Sun 9/14vs MinnesotaW 27-1431000

Player Story

Dru Polidore Jr. story

Dru Polidore Jr. built his college career in 2025 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with California. The clearest part of Dru Polidore Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dru Polidore Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: Dru Polidore Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    California

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonCalifornia5.528.55.4
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia5.528.55.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 91 North Carolina

Week 8 · W 21-18 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

75 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 25 Louisville

Week 11 · W 29-26 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

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Havoc Plays

53.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 31 Virginia

Week 10 · L 21-31 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

52.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 44 Duke

Week 6 · L 21-45 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

39.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 97 Boston College

Week 5 · W 28-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

25 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · California

5.5 primary output · 28.5 efficiency · 5.4 usage

46.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · California

46.3

5.5 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games