DaShon Bussell

CB · Sr. · Western Michigan6′1″ · 185 lb · Knoxville, TN · Knoxville Catholic

DaShon Bussell: CB · Western Michigan.

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DaShon Bussell

CB · Western Michigan · Sr

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches in six seasons at Western Michigan. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 12, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Western Michigan in the news

WMU Board approves Asylum Lake transferNov 2

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Western Michigan	9	6	0.0	0.0	2	1
2023	Western Michigan	25	15	1.5	1.0	1	--
2022	Western Michigan	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--
2021	Western Michigan	6	5	0.0	0.0	1	--
2020	Western Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--
2019	Western Michigan	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	1
Career		45	29	1.5	1.0	4	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-28@ Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	W 45-42@ Ball State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 2 tackles
Wk 8	W 48-41@ Buffalo	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 52-21vs Kent State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 28-42vs Northern Illinois	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 13-31@ Bowling Green	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 26-18vs Eastern Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Bowl	L 23-30vs South Alabama	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		9	6	0.0	0.0	—	2

Signature game

Week 14 · 2024

W 26-18

vs Eastern Michigan

1 tackle · 1 pass breakup · 1 solo tackle

Teams and coaches

2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning

2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort · 2024 season

2 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home3g	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7
Road4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Pass share

40.6%

323 pass / 473 run

Plays / game

61.2

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

329 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

9 tackles in 8 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

DaShon Bussell

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Splits

Awards

9 tackles in 8 games

Six seasons at Western Michigan

2018