Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2017South Carolina
Dante Sawyer
DL • 6'3" • 275 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dante Sawyer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Dante Sawyer built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 95, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Dante Sawyer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Dante Sawyer, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Carolina. Dante Sawyer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Dante Sawyer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Gwinnett · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- North Gwinnett · 45 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 142nd (top 20%) · SEC 156th (top 26%) · National 1,396th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56.3 |
Related Context
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Dante Sawyer played DL for South Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dante Sawyer recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
South Carolina paired 17 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
5.7
Consistency
50.5
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 3. NC State: 4.5. Missouri: 0. Kentucky: 1.5. Texas A&M: 0. Arkansas: 3. Tennessee: 3. Vanderbilt: 2. Georgia: 0. Wofford: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 1 by 34.2. NC State: 7 by 74.2. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 6 by 40. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 2 by 38.3. Tennessee: 1 by 34.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Georgia: 6 by 25. Wofford: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 7 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
74.2 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 26-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Clemson | L 10-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Wofford | W 31-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Georgia | L 10-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 34-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 15-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 48-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Texas A&M | L 17-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Kentucky | L 13-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Missouri | W 31-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 35-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dante Sawyer story
Dante Sawyer built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 95, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Dante Sawyer's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Dante Sawyer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 17 | 26.8 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 17 | 26.8 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 1 · W 35-28
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 4 · L 10-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 6 · W 48-22 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 9 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 3 · L 13-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · South Carolina
17 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · South Carolina
56.3
17 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · South Carolina
47.3
11 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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