Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Western Michigan
Juwan Dowels
DB • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Sunrise, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Juwan Dowels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Juwan Dowels built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Sunrise, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Syracuse and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Juwan Dowels' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Juwan Dowels, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Juwan Dowels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Juwan Dowels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · American Heritage · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DB 279th (top 33%) · Mid-American 118th (top 22%) · National 1,242nd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 33 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 52.7 |
Related Context
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Juwan Dowels played DB for Syracuse and Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Juwan Dowels recorded 16 receiving yards and 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 12.5 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
3.7
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Delaware State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Central Michigan: 1. Toledo: 2. Ohio: 2. Ball State: 2.5. Northern Illinois: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 6 by 25. Delaware State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 0 by 20. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 6 by 45. Ohio: 1 by 24.2. Ball State: 6 by 50. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
50 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/21 | vs Northern Illinois | W 28-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/13 | @ Ball StateSplash game | L 41-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/1 | vs OhioSplash game | L 14-59 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | vs ToledoSplash game | L 24-51 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Central Michigan | W 35-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 42-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 27-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | W 40-39 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Georgia State | W 34-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Delaware State | W 68-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Michigan | L 3-49 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Juwan Dowels story
Juwan Dowels built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Sunrise, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Syracuse and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Juwan Dowels' career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Juwan Dowels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 8.4 | 2 | -1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12.5 | 23.9 | 3.7 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 41-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 13 · L 14-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 4 · L 26-35
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Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 11 · L 27-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 9 · L 24-51 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
12.5 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 3.7 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Syracuse
42.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
41.7
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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