Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan State
Alex VanSumeren
DL • 6'3" • 295 lbs • Bay City, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex VanSumeren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Alex VanSumeren built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Bay City, MI wearing No. 91, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Alex VanSumeren's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Alex VanSumeren, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Alex VanSumeren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Alex VanSumeren quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Garber · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Garber · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DL 19th (top 2%) · Big Ten 76th (top 10%) · National 600th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 50 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
Related Context
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Alex VanSumeren played DL for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex VanSumeren recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 6.5 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 2 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
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
5.3
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0.5. Boston College: 0. Youngstown State: 0. USC: 0. Nebraska: 2. UCLA: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 0. Maryland: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 5 by 25.8. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Youngstown State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. UCLA: 6 by 35. Indiana: 6 by 25. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 8 by 33.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 8 · -0.1 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 38-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 20-23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 27-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USC | L 31-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown State | W 41-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-6 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex VanSumeren story
Alex VanSumeren built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Bay City, MI wearing No. 91, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Alex VanSumeren's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Alex VanSumeren's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 11.5 | 1.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 15.2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 6 · L 27-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 75 Maryland
Week 14 · W 38-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 16-10
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 98 UCLA
Week 7 · L 13-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 14 · L 14-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
6.5 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
41.5
0 primary · 11.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
31.1
4 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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