Defensive back, Central Michigan, 2020–24
Donte Kent
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Harrisburg, PA
- Born
- Sep 28, 2001
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Donte Kent played defensive back at Central Michigan (2020–24). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Kent in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. New Hampshire, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 55 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 51 | 39 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 52 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 52 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 226 | 165 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 44 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 16 | 217 | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 4 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 4 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 4 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 4 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 4 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Central Michigan 12 games, 52 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 66–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Florida International | L 16–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Illinois | L 9–30 | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ball State | W 37–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. San Diego State | W 22–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ohio | L 25–27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | at Eastern Michigan | L 34–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Bowling Green | L 13–23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Toledo | L 10–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Western Michigan | W 16–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Northern Illinois | L 16–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Central Michigan 9 games, 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Michigan State | L 7–31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. New Hampshire | W 45–42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at South Alabama | W 34–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 26–23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Buffalo | L 13–37 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Akron | W 17–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | atWestern Michigan | L 28–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | atOhio | L 20–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Toledo | L 17–32 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Central Michigan 11 games, 51 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Oklahoma State | L 44–58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.South Alabama | L 24–38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | at Penn State | L 14–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | atToledo | L 17–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ball State | L 16–17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | atAkron | W 28–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Bowling Green | L 18–34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atNorthern Illinois | W 35–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Buffalo | W 31–27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Western Michigan | L 10–12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 25 | atEastern Michigan | L 19–38 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Central Michigan 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Missouri | L 24–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Robert Morris | W 45–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at LSU | L 21–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Florida International | W 31–27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | atMiami (OH) | L 17–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atOhio | W 30–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Toledo | W 26–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 38–39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | atWestern Michigan | W 42–30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kent State | W 54–30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 17 | atBall State | W 37–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 31–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Central Michigan 6 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs.Ohio | W 30–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atNorthern Illinois | W 40–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Western Michigan | L 44–52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atEastern Michigan | W 31–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Ball State | L 20–45 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atToledo | L 23–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ |
| Weight | 187 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 73½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″W |
| Broad jump | 10′3″W |
| Bench press | 14 repsW |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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