Usage / Role
93%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025Arizona
DB • 5'11" • 181 lbs • Oakland, CA, USA
Michael Dansby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.
Usage / Role
93%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona
Snapshot
Player Story
Michael Dansby built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 25, spending time with Arizona and San José State. The clearest part of Michael Dansby's career was his...
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Michael Dansby, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona. Michael Dansby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 41.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 37 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 55.1 |
Related Context
Michael Dansby played DB for San José State and Arizona. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Dansby recorded 84 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San José State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Arizona paired 12.5 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.7 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San José State, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
22.7
Usage
5.4
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 3. Hawai'i: 1. Weber State: 1. Kansas State: 1.5. Iowa State: 0. BYU: 1. Cincinnati: 1. Baylor: 2. Arizona State: 2
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 2 by 38.3. Hawai'i: 3 by 22.5. Weber State: 2 by 18.3. Kansas State: 3 by 27.5. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 0 by 10. Cincinnati: 1 by 14.2. Baylor: 3 by 32.5. Arizona State: 2 by 28.3
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | @ SMUSplash game | L 19-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | W 23-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 41-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 30-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs BYU | L 27-33 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa State | L 14-39 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Kansas State | W 23-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Weber State | W 48-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Dansby built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 25, spending time with Arizona and San José State. The clearest part of Michael Dansby's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Dansby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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San José State
2022-2024
Opening stop
Arizona
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 14.9 | 2.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 6 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 8.5 | 19.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona | 12.5 | 22.7 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 12.5 | 22.7 | 5.4 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 3 · L 17-21
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 23 SMU
Week 1 · L 19-24 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 60 Arizona State
Week 14 · W 23-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · L 24-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Sacramento State
Week 1 · W 42-24
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Arizona
12.5 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage
55.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Arizona
55.1
12.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · San José State
41.9
6 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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