Donte Lindsey: CB · Massachusetts · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donte Lindsey
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Massachusetts. One game to point at: 9 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 56 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 49 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-45vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-42vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-53@ No. 17 Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-13vs UConn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-59@ Florida State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 17-62@ Liberty | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-35vs Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-33@ Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-44@ New Mexico State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this season56 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Miller
Pass share
44.7%
331 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
61.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
56 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #111 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 73 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Whipple, Walt Bell, and Alex Miller. Multi-era developmental context.
