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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Central Michigan
Donte Kent
DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Harrisburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donte Kent shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Donte Kent built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Donte Kent's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 229
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Donte Kent, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Donte Kent shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 226
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 44
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Donte Kent quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 226
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harrisburg · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Harrisburg · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 13 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 125th (top 13%) · Mid-American 64th (top 12%) · National 570th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 6 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 54 | - | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 51 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 15 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 54.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 52 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 34.7 |
Related Context
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Donte Kent played DB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donte Kent recorded 226 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 17.5 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
24.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
43.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Connecticut: 0. Florida International: 1. Illinois: 1.5. Ball State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Ohio: 2. Eastern Michigan: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Connecticut: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 0 by 10. Illinois: 7 by 44.2. Ball State: 4 by 16.7. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 8 by 53.3. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Miami (OH): 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 6 by 25. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Northern Illinois | L 16-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Western Michigan | W 16-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | @ Toledo | L 10-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Bowling Green | L 13-23 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Miami (OH) | L 7-46 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 34-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs OhioSplash game | L 25-27 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs San Diego State | W 22-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Ball State | W 37-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Illinois | L 9-30 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Florida International | L 16-52 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Central Connecticut | W 66-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donte Kent story
Donte Kent built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Donte Kent's career was his defensive production: 226 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 217 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donte Kent's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Central Michigan
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 16.1 | 3.5 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 15 | 29.2 | 3.4 | 13 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 15 | 29.2 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 17.5 | 35.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 36.3 | 6.6 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 7.5 | 24.3 | 3.4 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 6 · L 16-17 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 1 · L 7-31
2
Havoc Plays
87 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87 takeover score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 26-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
17.5 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
57.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
54.8
11 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Central Michigan
48.1
15 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
15
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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