Michael Dansby: DB · Arizona · #25.
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Michael Dansby
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Brent Brennan and Ken Niumatalolo. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Baylor — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-6vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| 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@ No. 14 Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24@ No. 22 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 19-24vs SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
53%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL19 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
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 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
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
Pass share
49.7%
447 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
The No. 2,977 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
How it ended
Four seasons, at San José State and Arizona, 84 tackles — drafted at #255 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Brennan and Ken Niumatalolo.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
