Safety on TCU's 2017 roster.
5′11″ · 188 lb · Alpharetta, GA
Michael Downing Jr.
This is his third year in the same secondary at TCU. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 12, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Gary Patterson — 28-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 26-6@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-3@ Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-22vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 39-37vs Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |