Player Career

Austin Valdez Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Austin Valdez story

Austin Valdez built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Sylvania, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Bowling Green and Syracuse. The clearest part of Austin Valdez's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Valdez's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Bowling Green

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Syracuse

    2017

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonBowling Green0
2014 PostseasonBowling Green000
2014 Regular SeasonBowling Green000
2015 Regular SeasonBowling Green2202
2016 Regular SeasonBowling Green529.25.23
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse219.84.2-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Dakota

Week 2 · W 27-26

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#2

@ Toledo

Week 7 · L 35-42 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

74.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Memphis

Week 4 · L 3-77

1

Havoc Plays

66.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · L 10-77

1

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#5

@ LSU

Week 4 · L 26-35

1

Havoc Plays

64.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green

5 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage

55.5

#2

2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green

53.3

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Bowling Green

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

0

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games