Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 228 lb · Locust Grove, GA
Cortez McDowell: LB · Tennessee · #20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cortez McDowell
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Tennessee linebacker corps. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-41@ Georgia Tech | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Indiana State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-26@ No. 24 Florida | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 42-41
vs Georgia Tech · neutral site
0.5 tackles for loss · 13 tackles · 7 solo tackles
Edged out Georgia Tech at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 1 for loss.
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
44.1%
319 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
60.3
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tennessee, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
