Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Michigan State
Dontavius Nash
DB • 6'2" • 186 lbs • Gastonia, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dontavius Nash shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Carolina • East Carolina • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Dontavius Nash built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Gastonia, NC wearing No. 28, spending time with East Carolina, Michigan State, and North Carolina. The clearest part of...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Dontavius Nash, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina. Dontavius Nash shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Dontavius Nash quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hunter Huss · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Hunter Huss · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DB 515th (top 53%) · Big Ten 313th (top 40%) · National 2,510th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 34.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 7 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.7 |
Related Context
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Dontavius Nash played DB for North Carolina, East Carolina, and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dontavius Nash recorded 74 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
East Carolina paired 4 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, East Carolina, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.7
Usage
7.2
Consistency
13.3
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. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan: 1. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Indiana
Player Story
Dontavius Nash story
Dontavius Nash built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Gastonia, NC wearing No. 28, spending time with East Carolina, Michigan State, and North Carolina. The clearest part of Dontavius Nash's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Dontavius Nash'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
North Carolina
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Michigan State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3.5 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 4 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 4 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 15.7 | 7.2 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 1 Indiana
Week 8 · L 13-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 9 · L 27-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 9 · L 20-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 1 · W 26-21 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
vs SMU
Week 7 · L 10-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · East Carolina
4 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage
40.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · East Carolina
40.2
4 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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