Cornerback for Houston. 2017: 1 interception, 5 tackles.
5′9″ · 183 lb · Desoto, TX
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2252 nationally · Signed with Texas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 cornerback for Houston. 2017: 1 interception, 5 tackles.
Brandon McDowell
Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1 INT against East Carolina — Week 10, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Texas State | 49 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | 4 |
| 2015 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 43 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2017
W 28–24
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 19-16@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-3vs Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24@ South Florida | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-27vs East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs Navy | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Player DNA