Michael Fletcher: DE · App State · #5.
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Michael Fletcher
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | App State | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2023 | App State | 22 | 10 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Career | 69 | 31 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-52@ Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-26vs Georgia State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 34-20vs James Madison | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 20-29@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
25%4 sacksTFL rate
25%4 TFLHurry rate
38%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
40%4 of 10 pressures16 tackles · 4 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
51.1%
392 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
69.7
11 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #328 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Michigan State and App State, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Shawn Clark.
