Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017SMU
Cedric Lancaster
DB • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cedric Lancaster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Cedric Lancaster built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cedric Lancaster's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Cedric Lancaster, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · SMU. Cedric Lancaster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 28
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Cedric Lancaster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 28
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lamar · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Lamar · 39 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DB 321st (top 41%) · American Athletic 134th (top 25%) · National 1,497th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.9 |
Related Context
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Cedric Lancaster played DB for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cedric Lancaster recorded 93 receiving yards and 28 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
SMU paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · SMU
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
5.3
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 1. North Texas: 0. Tulsa: 0. UCF: 1. Navy: 1. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 2 by 18.3. Navy: 11 by 55.8. Memphis: 7 by 29.2. Tulane: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Navy
Player Story
Cedric Lancaster story
Cedric Lancaster built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cedric Lancaster's career was his defensive production: 28 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 93 receiving yards and 38 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cedric Lancaster's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 3 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 11 · L 40-43 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Memphis
Week 13 · L 0-63 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 10-51 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 12 · L 45-66 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
24.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 24.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · SMU
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
51.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · SMU
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · SMU
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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