Player Profile

Layton Starks

LB • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Versailles, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Layton Starks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

10.3

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

7.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Ball State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Layton Starks, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Layton Starks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Ball State paired 1 primary output with 10.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

10.3

Usage

4.9

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 0. Ohio: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Toledo: 0

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. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Toledo: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=4
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-3811000
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2422100
Sat 10/25@ Northern IllinoisL 7-2132000
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-1420000
Sat 8/30@ PurdueL 0-3122000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonBall State0
2025 Regular SeasonBall State110.34.91

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#4

Ohio

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

1 primary output · 10.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage

7.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.7783

Woodford County · Versailles, KY

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

10

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
10