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Player Dossier
2015-2018Michigan State
Andrew Dowell
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • North Ridgeville, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Andrew Dowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Andrew Dowell built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from North Ridgeville, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Andrew Dowell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Andrew Dowell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State. Andrew Dowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 239
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Andrew Dowell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 239
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Edward · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- St. Edward · 58 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 97 tackles · LB 64th (top 6%) · Big Ten 8th (top 2%) · National 75th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 71 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 75.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 90 | 8.5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 75.6 |
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Andrew Dowell played LB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andrew Dowell recorded 239 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Michigan State paired 24.5 primary output with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.3 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: Michigan
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
49.3
Usage
10.5
Consistency
65.8
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 2. Utah State: 0. Arizona State: 2. Indiana: 4. Central Michigan: 2. Northwestern: 1. Penn State: 1. Michigan: 4. Purdue: 3. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 2. Nebraska: 2. Rutgers: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 7 by 49.2. Utah State: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 6 by 45. Indiana: 9 by 77.5. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 10 by 81.7. Purdue: 4 by 46.7. Maryland: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 14 by 70. Nebraska: 10 by 61.7. Rutgers: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ OregonSplash game | L 6-7 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Rutgers | W 14-10 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash game | L 6-9 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 6-26 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Maryland | W 24-3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 23-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-21 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Penn State | W 21-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Northwestern | L 19-29 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 31-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Indiana2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-21 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 13-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Utah State | W 38-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Andrew Dowell story
Andrew Dowell built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from North Ridgeville, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Andrew Dowell's career was his defensive production: 239 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Andrew Dowell's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Andrew Dowell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 14 | 34.9 | 8.8 | 14 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 10.5 | 32.1 | 6.1 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10.5 | 32.1 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 24.5 | 49.3 | 10.5 | 14 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 24.5 | 49.3 | 10.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 8 · L 7-21 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 4 · W 35-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 16-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio State
Week 11 · L 6-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Michigan State
24.5 primary output · 49.3 efficiency · 10.5 usage
75.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
75.6
24.5 primary · 49.3 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
56.6
14 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
15
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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