5′11″ · 185 lb · Gaithersburg, MD
Dontay Hears: CB · Coastal Carolina · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dontay Hears
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. On tape: 6 tackles against Troy, Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina | 53 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Career | 53 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28vs Massachusetts | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 23-30@ UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-52vs Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-51@ UL Monroe | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-51@ Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 29-37@ App State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-27vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-39@ Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-42vs Troy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-7@ Idaho | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-17vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
53tackles this season53 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
40.9%
304 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
61.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Coastal Carolina, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
