Player Dossier

2015-2018

Western Michigan

Davontae Ginwright

DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Southfield, MI, USA

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Davontae Ginwright shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

38

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Davontae Ginwright built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Southfield, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Davontae Ginwright's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8064

Southfield · Southfield, MI

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Davontae Ginwright, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan. Davontae Ginwright shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
88
TFL
3
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Davontae Ginwright quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Michigan · DB
Career Tackles
88
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
3-star · Southfield · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
Southfield · 32 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Junior
2018 Tackles rank
16 tackles · DB 439th (top 52%) · Mid-American 207th (top 38%) · National 2,170th (top 38%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonWestern Michigan86-0--038.8
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan81610-4038.8
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan85010--023.4
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan61610-1020.8

Related Context

Davontae Ginwright played DB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Davontae Ginwright recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Western Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Western Michigan paired 5 primary output with 17.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.7 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: Northwestern

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Western Michigan

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

17.7

Usage

3

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 3. North Carolina Central: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 4 by 46.7. North Carolina Central: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Northwestern

Result
Mon 1/2@ WisconsinL 16-2463000
Sat 12/3@ OhioW 29-2311100
Wed 11/2@ Ball StateW 52-2021000
Sat 10/22vs Eastern MichiganW 45-3111000
Sat 10/15@ AkronW 41-021000
Sat 10/1@ Central MichiganW 49-1011000
Sat 9/10vs North Carolina CentralW 70-2155001
Sat 9/3@ NorthwesternSplash gameW 22-2143003

Player Story

Davontae Ginwright story

Davontae Ginwright built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Southfield, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Davontae Ginwright's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Davontae Ginwright's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Western Michigan

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan0
2016 PostseasonWestern Michigan517.735
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan517.730
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan126.85.1-4
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan214.52.81

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan State

Week 2 · L 14-28

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 7 · W 42-35 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Northwestern

Week 1 · W 22-21

3

Havoc Plays

60.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#4

@ Buffalo

Week 6 · W 71-68 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

38.1 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.

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vs North Carolina Central

Week 2 · W 70-21

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Havoc Plays

35.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Western Michigan

5 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 3 usage

38.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan

38.8

5 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan

23.4

1 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games