Usage Score
1.4
Player Dossier
2013-2017Houston
Brandon McDowell
CB • 5'9" • 183 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
4.4
Consistency
4.8
Season Value
3.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas State • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
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.
Brandon McDowell, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Texas State. Brandon McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Texas State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas State, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 1 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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2017 Regular Season · Houston
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
4.4
Usage
1.4
Consistency
4.8
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 0. Rice: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Tulsa: 0. South Florida: 0. East Carolina: 1. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 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
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs East Carolina
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas State
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2017
Final stop
Season Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas State | 6 | 22 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Houston
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#2
UL Monroe
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.
#3
East Carolina
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.
#4
Louisiana
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.
#5
App State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Texas State
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2015 Regular Season · Texas State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas State
12.3
6 primary · 22 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.7819
DeSoto · DeSoto, TX
- Committed To
- Texas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
54
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.