Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Louisiana
Garrald McDowell
DL • 6'2" • 259 lbs • Covington, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrald McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ole Miss • Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Garrald McDowell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Covington, LA wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisiana and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Garrald McDowell's career was...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Garrald McDowell, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Louisiana. Garrald McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 73
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Garrald McDowell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · DL
- Career Tackles
- 73
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Louisiana
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Covington · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Covington · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DL 25th (top 4%) · Sun Belt 41st (top 9%) · National 612th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 7 | 16 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 12 | 44 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.2 |
Related Context
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Garrald McDowell played DL for Ole Miss and Louisiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, Garrald McDowell recorded 73 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Louisiana paired 8.5 primary output with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Louisiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Louisiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
6.9
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 1. Grambling: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. Alabama: 1. Texas State: 0. New Mexico State: 1. App State: 0. Arkansas State: 2. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 0.5. App State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 7 by 39.2. Grambling: 3 by 22.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 39.2. Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 22.5. App State: 8 by 33.3. Arkansas State: 6 by 45. Troy: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 2 by 13.3. App State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
45 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | vs Tulane | L 24-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ App State | L 19-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ UL Monroe | W 31-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Troy | L 16-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 47-43 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ App State | L 17-27 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs New Mexico State | W 66-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Texas State | W 42-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Alabama | L 14-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 28-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Mississippi State | L 10-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Grambling | W 49-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Garrald McDowell story
Garrald McDowell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Covington, LA wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisiana and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Garrald McDowell's career was his defensive production: 73 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Garrald McDowell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ole Miss
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 4.5 | 16 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 3 | 13.8 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 8.5 | 24.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 8.5 | 24.8 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas State
Week 9 · W 47-43 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 4 · W 45-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 10 · W 37-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 5 · L 14-56
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulane
Week 1 · L 24-41 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
54.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Louisiana
8.5 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage
60.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Louisiana
60.2
8.5 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
31.5
3 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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