Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Michigan
Tyree Kinnel
DB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Huber Heights, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyree Kinnel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Tyree Kinnel built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Huber Heights, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Tyree Kinnel's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tyree Kinnel, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan. Tyree Kinnel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Tyree Kinnel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Wayne · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Wayne · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · DB 43rd (top 5%) · Big Ten 29th (top 5%) · National 268th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 65 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 58 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 68 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34 |
Related Context
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Tyree Kinnel played DB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyree Kinnel recorded 152 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Michigan paired 13.5 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 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: Indiana
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
6.6
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Western Michigan: 1. SMU: 1. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan State: 1. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 1.5. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 8 by 33.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. SMU: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 6 by 25. Maryland: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 9 by 52.5. Ohio State: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 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
Indiana
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Florida | L 15-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Ohio State | L 39-62 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Indiana | W 31-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Penn State | W 42-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan State | W 21-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Maryland | W 42-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Northwestern | W 20-17 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Nebraska | W 56-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs SMU | W 45-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyree Kinnel story
Tyree Kinnel built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Huber Heights, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Tyree Kinnel's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Michigan. 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 Tyree Kinnel's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Tyree Kinnel 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
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13.5 | 31.5 | 6 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13.5 | 31.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 5.5 | 27.3 | 6.6 | -8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 5.5 | 27.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 2 · W 36-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 12 · W 31-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 1 · W 33-17
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 39-62 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Michigan
13.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 6 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan
58
13.5 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Michigan
34
5.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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