6′0″ · 179 lb · Mobile, AL
Jawon McDowell: CB · Troy · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jawon McDowell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Jawon McDowell has been at Troy through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 35-7@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-50vs Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-13vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-52@ Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-36@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-53@ Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-48vs No. 22 App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Lindsey
Pass share
55.5%
491 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Troy, 72 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
