Player Dossier

2013-2016

Nebraska

Josh Banderas

LB • 6'3" • Lincoln, NE, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Josh Banderas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.8

Efficiency

36

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

17.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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.

Josh Banderas, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska. Josh Banderas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Nebraska paired 8.5 primary output with 36 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with 2.5 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Postseason · Nebraska

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

36

Usage

9.8

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Oregon: 1. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0. Indiana: 1. Purdue: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 0. Minnesota: 2. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 2.5

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. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 7 by 29.2. Oregon: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 11 by 55.8. Purdue: 13 by 60. Wisconsin: 8 by 33.3. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5. Minnesota: 11 by 65.8. Maryland: 9 by 47.5. Iowa: 9 by 62.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=9 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=4 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Minnesota

Result
Fri 12/30@ TennesseeL 24-3842000
Fri 11/25@ IowaSplash gameL 10-409520.500
Sat 11/19vs MarylandW 28-790100
Sun 11/13vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash gameW 24-17116200
Sun 11/6@ Ohio StateL 3-6292000
Sat 10/29@ WisconsinL 17-2384000
Sat 10/22vs Purdue10+ tacklesW 27-14135100
Sat 10/15@ Indiana10+ tacklesW 27-22118100
Sat 10/1vs IllinoisW 31-1611000
Sat 9/24@ NorthwesternW 24-1342000
Sat 9/17vs OregonW 35-3252100
Sat 9/10vs WyomingW 52-1772000
Sun 9/4vs Fresno StateW 43-1021000

Career Arc

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

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    Nebraska

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2016 PostseasonNebraska8.5369.88.5
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska8.5369.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#2

Minnesota

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.7 takeover score.

#4

Indiana

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.3 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Nebraska

8.5 primary output · 36 efficiency · 9.8 usage

17.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Nebraska

17.7

8.5 primary · 36 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Nebraska

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9085

Southwest · Lincoln, NE

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

93

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh Banderas quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
93