Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 225 lb · North Ridgeville, OH · St. Edward
Andrew Dowell: LB · Michigan State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Andrew Dowell
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Michigan State. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ohio State — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
97 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 97 | 41 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 9 | -- |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 75 | 30 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 67 | 23 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 239 | 94 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 16 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Utah State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-21@ Indiana | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs Central Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-29vs Northwestern | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ No. 8 Penn State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21vs No. 6 Michigan | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Maryland | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-26vs No. 8 Ohio State | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 6-9@ Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-10vs Rutgers | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 6-7@ Oregon | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 97 | 41 | 9.0 | 3.5 | — | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
97tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%9 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
9%9 pass breakups97 tackles · 9 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
52.2%
489 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
97 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 239 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
