Former defensive back at Arizona. 2025: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 19 tackles.
5′11″ · 181 lb · Oakland, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Passes defended: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
interceptions · 2025
10 PBU · 19 tackles · 0.5 TFL
Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 2 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Arizona. 2025: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 19 tackles.
Michael Dansby
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Baylor — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona, 84 tackles — drafted at #255 overall by Seattle.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Seattle2026 NFL rookie season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th 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
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 19 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 37 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 61 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 6 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Kansas State
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-6vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Weber State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-17vs Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-39@ Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-33vs BYU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-17vs Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-7@ Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 19-24@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Jordan’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Dunbar's senior season at Missouri State (2025).
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Player DNA