Player Career

Sean Mahone Career Story

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

Player Story

Sean Mahone story

Sean Mahone built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Liberty Township, OH wearing No. 29, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Sean Mahone's career was his defensive production: 220 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with West Virginia. 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 Sean Mahone's production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Sean Mahone 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

    West Virginia

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWest Virginia04.20.8
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia04.20.80
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia15.90.81
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia933.988
2020 PostseasonWest Virginia729.16.9-2
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia729.16.90
2021 PostseasonWest Virginia8.532.57.11.5
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia8.532.57.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 9 · W 37-10 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 12 · W 24-20 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas

Week 12 · W 31-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#4

vs Virginia Tech

Week 3 · W 27-21

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#5

vs Texas Tech

Week 5 · L 20-23 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

67 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · West Virginia

8.5 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

56.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · West Virginia

56.7

8.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

53.5

9 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

6

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games