Dontavius Nash
Position coaches (Michigan State, 2025): Chris Gordon, Elijah Douglass, James Adams, Blue Adams
Gastonia, NCSenior6'2"186 lb#28
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Michigan State
Dontavius Nash is a 6'2", 186-lb Senior DB at Michigan State from Gastonia, NC.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 14 tklHavoc Plays
1
18th
Ball Plays
0
11th
Solo Tackle Rate
35.7%
3rd
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 34 Elevated | Did not enter |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 52 Very high | Entered portal |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 5 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to North Carolina Jun 2019
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 34 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
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