Usage Score
10.9
Player Dossier
2014-2016Michigan State
Malik McDowell
DL • 6'6" • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.2
Consistency
33.1
Season Value
23.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Scouting Read
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Malik McDowell, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Michigan State. Malik McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Malik McDowell played DL for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Malik McDowell recorded 34 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
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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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
10.9
Consistency
33.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Notre Dame: 0.5. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 0.5. BYU: 0. Northwestern: 2.5. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 2. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 21.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 5 by 25.8. BYU: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 11 by 70.8. Maryland: 5 by 40.8. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Illinois: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses1 · Games = 7
First Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 4 · +1.2 vs First Half
All Games0.9 · Games = 9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/5 | @ Illinois | L 27-31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 23-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Maryland | L 17-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 40-54 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs BYU | L 14-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Indiana | L 21-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Wisconsin | L 6-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8.5 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northwestern
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.7 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Maryland
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#4
Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
41
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
23.4
8.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.9853
Southfield · Detroit, MI
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
34
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.