Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Nebraska
Josh Banderas
LB • 6'3" • Lincoln, NE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Banderas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Josh Banderas built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 52, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Josh Banderas' career was his defensive production: 93...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Josh Banderas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska. Josh Banderas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Josh Banderas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · LB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southwest · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Southwest · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 93 tackles · LB 85th (top 9%) · Big Ten 16th (top 3%) · National 118th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 89 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 69 |
Related Context
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Josh Banderas played LB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Banderas recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Nebraska paired 11.5 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.3 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.
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2016 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
9.9
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 1. Oregon: 1. Northwestern: 1. Illinois: 0. Indiana: 1. Purdue: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 0. Minnesota: 2. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 7 by 39.2. Oregon: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 11 by 55.8. Purdue: 13 by 70. 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
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
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
70 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Tennessee | L 24-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ IowaSplash game | L 10-40 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Maryland | W 28-7 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Ohio State | L 3-62 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-23 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Purdue10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-14 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Indiana10+ tackles | W 27-22 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Illinois | W 31-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Northwestern | W 24-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Oregon | W 35-32 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wyoming | W 52-17 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Fresno State | W 43-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Banderas story
Josh Banderas built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 52, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Josh Banderas' career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Nebraska. 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 Josh Banderas' production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Banderas 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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Nebraska
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 11.5 | 38.3 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11.5 | 38.3 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 13 · L 10-40 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 27-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 27-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 12 · W 28-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Nebraska
11.5 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Nebraska
69
11.5 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Nebraska
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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