Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Avery Dunn is a defensive lineman at UConn who has played in 2 of UConn's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 12.
UConn is 4-4.
Played for four head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, Robert Weiner and Jason Candle. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Maryland — Week 2, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Harlon Barnett · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2026UConn4-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 tackles in 2 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Seven seasons, three schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 UConn CandleYear 7 · 2 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalToledo to UConn
- 2025 Toledo CandleYear 6 · 7 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalMichigan State to Toledo
- 2024 Michigan State SmithYear 5 · 1 game
- 2023 Michigan State BarnettYear 4 · 8 games
- 2022 Michigan State TuckerYear 3 · 8 games
- 2021 Michigan State TuckerYear 2 · 1 game
- 2020 Michigan State TuckerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Shaker HeightsCleveland, OH · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,081 in the 2020 class.Also from Shaker Heights: Trey Mcnutt (Oregon) and Kingston Seals (Bowling Green).
Moves
- Transferred from Michigan State to Toledo, Jan 8, 2025.
- Transferred from Toledo to UConn, Jan 14, 2026.
Played for three programs.
2020
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Shaker Heights
2025 7 games
- Transferred to Toledofrom Michigan State
2026
- Transferred to UConnfrom Toledo
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
4 coaches2020–2022
Michigan State
2023era →
Harlon Barnett
Michigan State
Played for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mel Tucker, Harlon Barnett, Jonathan Smith and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2020–24Michigan State
2025Toledo
2026UConn