Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018LSU
John Battle
S • 6'3" • 201 lbs • Hallandale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Battle shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
John Battle built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Hallandale, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of John Battle's career was his defensive production: 139 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
John Battle, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU. John Battle shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 139
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
John Battle quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · S
- Career Tackles
- 139
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hallandale · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Hallandale · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · S 133rd (top 29%) · SEC 103rd (top 16%) · National 995th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 34 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 59 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 4 | 0 | 53 |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 37 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
Related Context
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John Battle played S for LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, John Battle recorded 139 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
LSU paired 8 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · LSU
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
4.8
Consistency
55.4
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 1. Miami: 1. SE Louisiana: 0. Auburn: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia: 1. Mississippi State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 2 by 18.3. Miami: 3 by 22.5. SE Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 4 by 26.7. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 10 by 41.7. Georgia: 8 by 43.3. Mississippi State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ UCF | W 40-32 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Mississippi State | W 19-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Georgia | W 36-16 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Florida10+ tackles | L 19-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Ole Miss | W 45-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 38-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Auburn | W 22-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs SE Louisiana | W 31-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Miami | W 33-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Battle story
John Battle built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Hallandale, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of John Battle's career was his defensive production: 139 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. That gives John Battle's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 4 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 4 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 8 | 27.8 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 8 | 27.8 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 5 | 23.6 | 4.8 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 5 | 23.6 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 4 · W 35-26
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 7 · W 36-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 8 · W 19-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 11 · W 33-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 40-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · LSU
8 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · LSU
53
8 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · LSU
45.5
5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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