Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Central Michigan
Mitch Stanitzek
DL • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mitch Stanitzek shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Mitch Stanitzek built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Mitch Stanitzek's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Mitch Stanitzek, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan. Mitch Stanitzek shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Mitch Stanitzek quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · West Catholic · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- West Catholic · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 84th (top 11%) · Mid-American 95th (top 18%) · National 1,044th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 36 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 38 | 6.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
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Mitch Stanitzek played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mitch Stanitzek recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 13.5 primary output with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
23
Usage
6.6
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Kansas: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Maine: 0. Michigan State: 0.5. Buffalo: 0. Ball State: 3. Western Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Bowling Green: 2. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Maine: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 9.2. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 7 by 59.2. Western Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 53.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 28.3. Toledo: 2 by 8.3
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 10 · +0.9 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
59.2 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | @ Toledo | L 13-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 13-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 7-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Ball StateSplash game | L 23-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Buffalo | L 24-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Michigan State | L 20-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Maine | W 17-5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Northern Illinois | L 16-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Kansas | L 7-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Kentucky | L 20-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mitch Stanitzek story
Mitch Stanitzek built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Mitch Stanitzek's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Mitch Stanitzek's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13.5 | 21.8 | 5.7 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13.5 | 21.8 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9.5 | 23 | 6.6 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 7 · L 23-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 13-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 10 · L 7-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas
Week 4 · L 10-24
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
13.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
50.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
50.1
13.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
45.8
9.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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