Player Career

Dalton Sturm Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Dalton Sturm story

Dalton Sturm built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Goliad, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Dalton Sturm's career was his passing role: 5,768 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes, 811 attempts, and 1,227 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTSA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,227 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTSA.

The arc is straightforward: Dalton Sturm moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UTSA

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTSA67854.8
2015 Regular SeasonUTSA1,71556.7301,648
2016 PostseasonUTSA2,48360.421.1768
2016 Regular SeasonUTSA2,48360.421.10
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA2,73066.326.7247

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arizona State

Week 3 · L 28-32

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

311

Total Offense

86.6 takeover

311 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#2

@ North Texas

Week 9 · L 23-30 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

86.2 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

323 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Old Dominion

Week 10 · L 31-36 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

81.2 takeover

Loss with 286 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

286 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 6 · L 31-34 · Conference game

261

Total Offense

79 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

261 total offense with 56.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Rice

Week 12 · W 34-24 · Conference game

239

Total Offense

77.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

239 total offense with 74.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · UTSA

2,730 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 26.7 usage

76.8

#2

2016 Postseason · UTSA

67

2,483 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 21.1 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UTSA

67

2,483 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 21.1 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

20

Above avg efficiency