Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · Detroit, MI · Southfield
Malik McDowell: DL · Michigan State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik McDowell
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent two seasons in the Michigan State defensive front. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 34 | 20 | 7.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2015 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 34 | 20 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-13vs Furman | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-28@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-30vs No. 11 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24@ Indiana | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31vs BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-54vs Northwestern | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Maryland | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-32vs No. 2 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 7.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
15%5 hurries34 tackles · 7 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Mark Dantonio, all run-leaning offenses — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.5%
369 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 2 sacks — drafted at #35 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
Where he ended up · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
