Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Tennessee
Daniel Bituli
LB • 6'3" • 252 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Bituli shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Daniel Bituli built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Nashville, TN wearing No. 35, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Daniel Bituli's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Daniel Bituli, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee. Daniel Bituli shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 264
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Daniel Bituli quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 264
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Nashville Christian School · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Nashville Christian School · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 108th (top 9%) · SEC 14th (top 3%) · National 141st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 52.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 79 | 6.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 80 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63.1 |
Related Context
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Daniel Bituli played LB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Daniel Bituli recorded 264 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Tennessee paired 11 primary output with 38.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
7.5
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 1. East Tennessee State: 0. UTEP: 2. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 0.5. Alabama: 0.5. South Carolina: 0. Charlotte: 1. Kentucky: 2.5. Missouri: 1. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8. East Tennessee State: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 6 by 45. Florida: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Auburn: 5 by 25.8. Alabama: 8 by 38.3. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 13 by 60. Kentucky: 8 by 58.3. Missouri: 5 by 30.8. Vanderbilt: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -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
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
60 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Vanderbilt | L 13-38 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Missouri | L 17-50 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 24-7 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Charlotte10+ tackles | W 14-3 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ South Carolina | L 24-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Alabama | L 21-58 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Auburn | W 30-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Georgia | L 12-38 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Florida | L 21-47 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 24-0 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs East Tennessee State | W 59-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs West Virginia | L 14-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Bituli story
Daniel Bituli built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Nashville, TN wearing No. 35, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Daniel Bituli's career was his defensive production: 264 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Tennessee. 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 Daniel Bituli's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Daniel Bituli 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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Tennessee
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 9.4 | 1.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 33.3 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 8.5 | 34.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 38.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 38.8 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 9 · W 41-21 · Conference game
Win 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
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · W 24-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 8 · L 7-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 13 · W 24-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 3 · W 24-0
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Tennessee
11 primary output · 38.8 efficiency · 9.8 usage
63.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Tennessee
63.1
11 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
52.8
8.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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