Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018UConn
Santana Sterling
LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Chandler, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Santana Sterling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Santana Sterling built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 47, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Santana Sterling's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Santana Sterling, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn. Santana Sterling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Santana Sterling quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Adlai Stevenson · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Adlai Stevenson · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · LB 130th (top 12%) · American Athletic 23rd (top 5%) · National 192nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 80 | 7 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 58.7 |
Related Context
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Santana Sterling played LB for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Santana Sterling recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UConn paired 9 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UConn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
9.1
Consistency
25
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Boise State: 0. Rhode Island: 0. Syracuse: 0. Cincinnati: 1.5. Memphis: 1. South Florida: 2. Massachusetts: 1. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 0.5. East Carolina: 3. Temple: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Rhode Island: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 9 by 52.5. Memphis: 6 by 35. South Florida: 4 by 36.7. Massachusetts: 7 by 39.2. Tulsa: 6 by 25. SMU: 13 by 55. East Carolina: 14 by 80. Temple: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 11 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
80 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Temple | L 7-57 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-55 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs SMU10+ tackles | L 50-62 | 13 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Tulsa | L 19-49 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Massachusetts | L 17-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ South FloridaSplash game | L 30-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Memphis | L 14-55 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Cincinnati | L 7-49 | 9 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Syracuse | L 21-51 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Rhode Island | W 56-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Boise State | L 7-62 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/30 | vs UCF | L 17-56 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Santana Sterling story
Santana Sterling built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 47, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Santana Sterling's career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UConn. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Santana Sterling's production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Santana Sterling 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
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UConn
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 9 | 34.2 | 9.1 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 12 · L 21-55 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 8 · L 30-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · L 7-49 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 6 · L 31-70 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#5
vs SMU
Week 11 · L 50-62 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UConn
9 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · UConn
20.9
2 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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