Player Dossier

2022-2025

Michigan 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 21.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

21.1

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

11.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

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.

Alex VanSumeren, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan State. Alex VanSumeren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 11.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

21.1

Usage

4.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Maryland

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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. Unknown: 0. USC: 0. Nebraska: 2. UCLA: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 0. Maryland: 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. Western Michigan: 5 by 25.8. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 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 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=8 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half

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 Nebraska

Result
Sun 11/30vs MarylandW 38-2842000
Sat 11/22@ IowaL 17-2011000
Sat 11/15vs Penn StateL 10-2881000
Sat 11/1@ MinnesotaL 20-2330000
Sat 10/25vs MichiganL 20-3152001
Sat 10/18@ IndianaL 13-3861000
Sat 10/11vs UCLAL 13-38610.500.500
Sat 10/4@ NebraskaL 27-3844110
Sun 9/21@ USCL 31-4541000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown32000
Sat 9/6vs Boston CollegeW 42-4010000
Fri 8/29vs Western MichiganW 23-6510.5000

Career Arc

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

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    Michigan State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State011.51.6
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State415.24.54
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan State4.521.14.90.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.

#4

Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.1 takeover score.

#5

Rutgers

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · 11.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage

37.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

11.5

4.5 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

10.5

4 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9207

Garber · Essexville, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

77

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
77