Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 209 lb · North Ridgeville, OH
David Dowell: S · Michigan State · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
David Dowell
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Michigan State. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Indiana — Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 55 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 59 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 46 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 163 | 98 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-0@ Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-21@ Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL55 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 163 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
