Jawon McDowell: CB · Troy · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jawon McDowell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at Troy: Neal Brown and Chip Lindsey. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 35-7@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-50vs Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-13vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-52@ Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-36@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-53@ Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-48vs No. 22 App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Lindsey
Pass share
55.5%
491 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Troy, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
