Donte Kent
Donte Kent
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Central Michigan. He has been named All-MAC three seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt: 8 tackles against Ohio — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 210 tackles — drafted at #229 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim McElwain.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 52 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | 3 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 52 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 51 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 15 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 55 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 210 | 152 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 43 | 1 | 3 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 66–10
vs Central Connecticut
1 TD · 4 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Wrook Brown’s 2024 season.
Matches Wrook on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Odums's graduate season at Nevada (2025).
Matches A.J. on