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University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Downey, Da'Sean
Jersey Number 4
Da'Sean Downey
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- White Plains, N.Y.
- High School:
- Woodlands / Canterbury School
Bio
2017 - Senior
• Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
• Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
• NEFWA All-New England
• All-ECAC First Team
• Played in and started 11 games as a defensive end
• Finished sixth on the team and second among defensive linemen with 58 tackles (36-22)
• Tallied 20.0 TFLs for 76 yards lost - the second-most TFLs by one player in a season in team history
• Averaged 1.82 TFLs per game, the sixth-most among NCAA FBS players on the season
• 17.0 of his 20.0 TFLs were solo takedowns
• Had 6.0 of his 20.0 TFLs go for sacks, the most among Minutemen
• Also posted three pass breakups and a team-best three quarterback hurries
• Opened the season with four total tackles, including 1.5 sacks, against Hawai'i (8/26)
• Did not play in the game at Coastal Carolina (9/2)
• Provided eight tackles, including 1.0 TFLs against Old Dominion (9/9)
• Posted 2.0 TFLs, including a sack, among eight stops at Temple (9/15)
• Had another 2.0-TFL outing at Tennessee (9/23), with six total takedowns in the game, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
• Posted back-to-back games of 4.0 TFLs in the wins over Georgia Southern (10/21) and Appalachian State (10/28), with eight solo tackles against the Eagles and seven stops (4-3) versus the Mountaineers.
• Provided two quarterback hurries at Mississippi State (11/3) along with six tackles, including an assisted TFL
• Notched 2.0 TFLs for 12 yards lost among three total tackles during the win over Maine (11/11), while he also tallied a pass breakup
• Totaled four tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in the win at BYU (11/18)
• Closed out one of the most dominant defensive seasons in program history with his 20th TFL of the year at FIU (12/2), a two-yard stop of Panthers running back Alex Gardner
2016 - Junior
• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
• Appeared in 10 games, starting six at outside linebacker
• Recorded 48 total tackles, including 25 unassisted stops
• Led the team in tackles for loss with 8.5 for 44 yards and six sacks for a loss of 31 yards
• His four forced fumbles on the year ranked tied for 10th nationally across NCAA Division I FBS
• Four forced fumbles came against No. 25 Florida, FIU, Mississippi State and Hawai'i
• Began the year with six stops, including a six-yard sack, and forced a fumble at No. 25 Florida (9/3)
• Earned 2.0 sacks covering 18 yards among three tackles and forced another fumble in the win over FIU (9/17)
• Had six stops, with 1.5 TFLs that included an eight-year sack, and forced a fumble at Mississippi State (9/24)
• Season high 12 tackles against Tulane with 1.5 tackles for loss
• Closed the season with four tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and forced a fumble at Hawai'i (11/26)
2015 - Sophomore
• Appeared in nine games, starting three
• Totaled 43 tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup
• Averaged 10 tackles in his final two games, with a career-best 11 against Miami (Ohio) and nine at Buffalo
• Added seven stops against Toledo
2014 - Freshman
• Appeared in all 12 games, starting five
• Had 35 tackles, with one pass breakup
• Made four unassisted tackles, including a TFL, against Boston College
• Recorded a season-high five tackles against both Toledo and Ball State
Before Massachusetts
• Played at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale, N.Y., before taking a prep year at the Canterbury School in 2013
• Defensive MVP of the 2013 New York vs. New Jersey High School Football Classic
• All-state first team choice after posting 70 tackles, 14 sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior at Woodlands
• Earned Class C/D Lineman of the Year honors
• Named Defensive MVP of the 2012 Senior Bowl after picking up three sacks
• Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
• Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
• NEFWA All-New England
• All-ECAC First Team
• Played in and started 11 games as a defensive end
• Finished sixth on the team and second among defensive linemen with 58 tackles (36-22)
• Tallied 20.0 TFLs for 76 yards lost - the second-most TFLs by one player in a season in team history
• Averaged 1.82 TFLs per game, the sixth-most among NCAA FBS players on the season
• 17.0 of his 20.0 TFLs were solo takedowns
• Had 6.0 of his 20.0 TFLs go for sacks, the most among Minutemen
• Also posted three pass breakups and a team-best three quarterback hurries
• Opened the season with four total tackles, including 1.5 sacks, against Hawai'i (8/26)
• Did not play in the game at Coastal Carolina (9/2)
• Provided eight tackles, including 1.0 TFLs against Old Dominion (9/9)
• Posted 2.0 TFLs, including a sack, among eight stops at Temple (9/15)
• Had another 2.0-TFL outing at Tennessee (9/23), with six total takedowns in the game, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
• Posted back-to-back games of 4.0 TFLs in the wins over Georgia Southern (10/21) and Appalachian State (10/28), with eight solo tackles against the Eagles and seven stops (4-3) versus the Mountaineers.
• Provided two quarterback hurries at Mississippi State (11/3) along with six tackles, including an assisted TFL
• Notched 2.0 TFLs for 12 yards lost among three total tackles during the win over Maine (11/11), while he also tallied a pass breakup
• Totaled four tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in the win at BYU (11/18)
• Closed out one of the most dominant defensive seasons in program history with his 20th TFL of the year at FIU (12/2), a two-yard stop of Panthers running back Alex Gardner
2016 - Junior
• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
• Appeared in 10 games, starting six at outside linebacker
• Recorded 48 total tackles, including 25 unassisted stops
• Led the team in tackles for loss with 8.5 for 44 yards and six sacks for a loss of 31 yards
• His four forced fumbles on the year ranked tied for 10th nationally across NCAA Division I FBS
• Four forced fumbles came against No. 25 Florida, FIU, Mississippi State and Hawai'i
• Began the year with six stops, including a six-yard sack, and forced a fumble at No. 25 Florida (9/3)
• Earned 2.0 sacks covering 18 yards among three tackles and forced another fumble in the win over FIU (9/17)
• Had six stops, with 1.5 TFLs that included an eight-year sack, and forced a fumble at Mississippi State (9/24)
• Season high 12 tackles against Tulane with 1.5 tackles for loss
• Closed the season with four tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and forced a fumble at Hawai'i (11/26)
2015 - Sophomore
• Appeared in nine games, starting three
• Totaled 43 tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup
• Averaged 10 tackles in his final two games, with a career-best 11 against Miami (Ohio) and nine at Buffalo
• Added seven stops against Toledo
2014 - Freshman
• Appeared in all 12 games, starting five
• Had 35 tackles, with one pass breakup
• Made four unassisted tackles, including a TFL, against Boston College
• Recorded a season-high five tackles against both Toledo and Ball State
Before Massachusetts
• Played at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale, N.Y., before taking a prep year at the Canterbury School in 2013
• Defensive MVP of the 2013 New York vs. New Jersey High School Football Classic
• All-state first team choice after posting 70 tackles, 14 sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior at Woodlands
• Earned Class C/D Lineman of the Year honors
• Named Defensive MVP of the 2012 Senior Bowl after picking up three sacks
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