Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Michigan
Michael Danna
DL • 6'2" • 261 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Danna shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan • Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Michael Danna built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan and Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Danna's career was...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 177
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Michael Danna, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Michael Danna shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 188
- TFL
- 30
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Michael Danna quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 188
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · De La Salle Collegiate · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle Collegiate · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 5 · Pick 32 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 91st (top 11%) · Big Ten 109th (top 18%) · National 1,072nd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 27 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 52 | 8 | 3.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 65 | 14 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 73.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 25.4 |
Related Context
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Michael Danna played DL for Central Michigan and Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Danna recorded 188 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 29.5 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 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 Central Michigan, Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
43
Usage
14.2
Consistency
49.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maine
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 1. Kansas: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Maine: 10. Michigan State: 0. Buffalo: 2. Ball State: 4. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 4. Eastern Michigan: 2. Bowling Green: 2. Toledo: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 40.8. Maine: 7 by 79.2. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Buffalo: 4 by 36.7. Ball State: 9 by 77.5. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 4 by 56.7. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 57.5. Bowling Green: 4 by 36.7. Toledo: 10 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10 · Games = 1 · +8.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 11 · -8.2 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
Maine
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Maine
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | @ Toledo10+ tackles · Splash game | L 13-51 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 13-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 7-17 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ AkronSplash game | L 10-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Ball StateSplash game | L 23-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs BuffaloSplash game | L 24-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Michigan State | L 20-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Maine2+ sacks · Splash game | W 17-5 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 16-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Kansas | L 7-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Kentucky | L 20-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Danna story
Michael Danna built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan and Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Danna's career was his defensive production: 188 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Danna's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Central Michigan
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 8 | 20.9 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 8 | 20.9 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 17.5 | 30.4 | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 17.5 | 30.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 29.5 | 43 | 14.2 | 12 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 8 | 19.9 | 4.9 | -21.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 8 · W 56-9 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Maine
Week 4 · W 17-5
10
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
10 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 12 · W 44-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Presbyterian
Week 1 · W 49-3
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 7 · L 23-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
29.5 primary output · 43 efficiency · 14.2 usage
73.1
#2
2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
55.1
17.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
55.1
17.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
18
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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