Former cornerback at Western Michigan. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Knoxville, TN
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 1085 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan
Last played in 2024.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former cornerback at Western Michigan. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
DaShon Bussell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. DaShon Bussell has played for two head coaches in six seasons at Western Michigan. The receipt: 2 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Western Michigan, 45 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 25 | 15 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 45 | 29 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28@ Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 48-41@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-42vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-18vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 23-30vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
30.1%
66 pass / 153 run
Plays / game
73.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Markel Reed’s 2021 season.
Matches Markel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Johnathan Edwards's graduate season at Tulane (2024).
Matches Johnathan on
Player DNA