Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Northern Illinois
Daniel Santacaterina
QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Geneva, IL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Daniel Santacaterina is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Daniel Santacaterina built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Geneva, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Daniel Santacaterina's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Daniel Santacaterina, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Daniel Santacaterina is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,156
- Passing yards
- 1,073
- Rushing yards
- 83
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Daniel Santacaterina quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,156
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Geneva Community · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Geneva Community · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 688 total offense · QB 173rd (top 53%) · Mid-American 31st (top 23%) · National 286th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 468 | 361 | 107 | 2 | 67.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 688 | 712 | -24 | 7 | 52.4 |
Related Context
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Daniel Santacaterina played QB for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Daniel Santacaterina recorded 1,073 passing yards, 83 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 468 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Game with 38 yards of offense and 32.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
6
Primary Metric / G
114.7
Efficiency
42.1
Usage
9.1
Consistency
47.2
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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All Games38 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
32.7 vs Missouri
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/14 | @ Missouri | — | 7 | 22 | 45 | 31.8 | 0 | 1 | 32.7 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 3 |
Player Story
Daniel Santacaterina story
Daniel Santacaterina built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Geneva, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Daniel Santacaterina's career was his passing role: 1,073 passing yards, 8 touchdown passes, 135 attempts, and 83 rushing yards across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 83 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Santacaterina's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 468 | 59.9 | 21.7 | 468 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 688 | 42.1 | 9.1 | 220 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 1
Game with 80 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.
80
Total Offense
79.3 takeover
80 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 31-21 · Conference game
274
Total Offense
67.3 takeover
Win with 274 yards of offense and 61.2 efficiency.
274 total offense with 61.2 efficiency.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 3
38
Total Offense
66.4 takeover
Game with 38 yards of offense and 32.7 efficiency.
38 total offense with 32.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 2 · W 38-10
266
Total Offense
61.7 takeover
Win with 266 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.
266 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
194
Total Offense
61.6 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
194 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
468 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 21.7 usage
67.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
52.4
688 primary · 42.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
3
Above avg efficiency
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