Dontavius Nash
Dontavius Nash
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Dontavius Nash has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Indiana — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 22 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 34 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Malcolm Bell’s 2024 season.
Matches Malcolm on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalani Williams's senior season at Kent State (2023).
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