Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Avery Dunn
Junior defensive lineman on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Shaker Heights, OH · Shaker Heights HS
CFB Index 20 · #343 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Toledo → UConn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on UConn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Shaker Heights in 2020.
- Transferred from Toledo to UConn in 2026.
Avery Dunn
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Maryland — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Shaker Heights
20257 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Lou Spanos, Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Toledo
2026UConn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Toledo | 12 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 28 | 13 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 24 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
1 QB HUR
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javontae Jean-Baptiste’s 2021 season.
91%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Javontae on
TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cheikh Fall's graduate season at California (2024).
75%match
Matches Cheikh on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Cheikh on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Avery Dunn
Background
Prior to UConn: Dunn played at Toledo in 2025. He played in 11 games and finished with 14 total tackles and a sack on the season. He transferred in from Michigan State where he played three seasons. He had 28 tackles and 3.0 sacks in nine games 2022 and 12 tackles and three QB hurries in 10 games...
The defensive line · UConn
- #15Anas Luqman9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Esean Carter3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Matt Hoffman2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Tahjae Mullix2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Avery Dunn2 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology