Player Dossier

2020-2025

Michigan State

Avery Dunn

DL • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Shaker Heights, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Avery Dunn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.7

Efficiency

11.4

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

8.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Michigan State • Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Avery Dunn, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State. Avery Dunn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Toledo.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Toledo

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

11.4

Usage

3.7

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 2. Kentucky: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Ball State: 0. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 3 by 32.5. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 0 by 0. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Louisville

Result
Tue 12/23@ LouisvilleL 22-2732110
Sat 11/29@ Central MichiganW 21-340000
Sat 11/22vs Ball StateW 38-900000
Thu 11/13@ Miami (OH)W 24-310000
Sat 9/27vs AkronW 45-321100
Sat 9/20@ Western MichiganL 13-1411000
Sat 8/30@ KentuckyL 16-2410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Toledo

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State0000
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State8.525.27.38.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State1.58.11.5-7
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State04.20.7-1.5
2025 PostseasonToledo311.43.73
2025 Regular SeasonToledo311.43.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.3 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#3

Michigan

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#4

Rutgers

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.8 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 30.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Michigan State

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

23.6

8.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

53

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Avery Dunn quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
53