Juwan Dowels: DB · Western Michigan · #11.
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Juwan Dowels
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Toledo — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 33 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | Syracuse | 25 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Syracuse | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 38 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ No. 21 Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 68-0vs Delaware State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-15@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-39@ Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-35@ Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-10@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-51vs Toledo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-59vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 41-42@ Ball State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL33 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
41.3%
394 pass / 560 run
Plays / game
73.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Syracuse and Western Michigan, 62 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Shafer, Dino Babers and Tim Lester.
