Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Vanderbilt
Michael Owusu
DE • 6'5" • 232 lbs • Oxnard, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Owusu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Michael Owusu built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 88, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Michael Owusu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Michael Owusu, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Michael Owusu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Michael Owusu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · DE
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oaks Christian · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Oaks Christian · 36 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DE 131st (top 48%) · SEC 233rd (top 39%) · National 2,197th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 43 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 31.9 |
Related Context
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Michael Owusu played DE for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Owusu recorded -4 rushing yards and 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 10.5 primary output with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
14.1
Usage
5
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Georgia: 1. Kentucky: 3. Florida: 1. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 1 by 34.2. Florida: 1 by 14.2. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Tennessee | L 0-56 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Florida | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 24-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia | L 0-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ole Miss | L 28-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Northern Illinois | W 38-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wake Forest | L 25-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Elon | W 42-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/28 | @ Hawai'i | W 63-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Owusu story
Michael Owusu built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 88, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Michael Owusu's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Owusu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10.5 | 28.4 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 14.1 | 5 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 2 · W 24-21
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Mississippi State
Week 10 · L 17-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 2 · L 24-42
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 4 · L 0-62 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
10.5 primary output · 28.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage
67.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
38.5
5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
37.5
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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