Michael Dowell
Michael Dowell
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mel Tucker and Chuck Martin. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Ball State — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 184 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 62 | 34 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 82 | 45 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 40 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 184 | 105 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 13 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023
W 62–20
vs Delaware State
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Brad Hawkins’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Zion Washington's graduate season at Boise State (2024).
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