Mike Danna: DL · Michigan · #4.
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Mike Danna
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2018: All-MAC. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Michigan State, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan | 38 | 20 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 65 | 36 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 54 | 31 | 8.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 31 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 188 | 111 | 30.0 | 17.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21vs Army | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-0vs Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3vs No. 14 Iowa | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-25@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ No. 7 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-14vs No. 8 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-7@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 39-14@ Indiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-56vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-35vs No. 9 Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries38 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
45.5%
409 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Central Michigan and Michigan, 17 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — drafted at #177 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: John Bonamego and Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 7th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 7th NFL season
