Usage Score
13.3
Player Dossier
2014-2017Tennessee
Cortez McDowell
LB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Locust Grove, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cortez McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
35.3
Consistency
65.3
Season Value
29
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
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.
Cortez McDowell, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee. Cortez McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Cortez McDowell played LB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cortez McDowell recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 1 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
13.3
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Unknown: 0.5. Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 13 by 55. Unknown: 8 by 38.3. Florida: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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First Half0.5 · Games = 2
All Games0.3 · Games = 3
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
55 vs Georgia Tech
Career Arc
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- 1
Tennessee
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 7 | 26.8 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 26.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 35.3 | 13.3 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.8 takeover score.
#2
Vanderbilt
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Tech
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.1 takeover score.
#5
Missouri
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
1 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 13.3 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
15.7
7 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
15.7
7 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.9266
Locust Grove · Locust Grove, GA
- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
78
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.