Mike Panasiuk: DT · Michigan State · #72.
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Mike Panasiuk
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Michigan State. On tape: 7 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 9 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 36 | 13 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 25 | 9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 25 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 40 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-0@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16vs Maryland | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-21vs Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%9 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries36 tackles · 9 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
36 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
