Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2021Washington State
Daniel Isom
DB • 6'0" • 199 lbs • St. Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Isom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Daniel Isom built his college career from 2014 through 2021 as a defensive back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 3, spending time with Northern Illinois and Washington State. The clearest part of Daniel Isom's career...
Read the storyDaniel Isom, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington State. Daniel Isom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Daniel Isom quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Utah
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · DB 102nd (top 12%) · Pac-12 46th (top 9%) · National 483rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 39 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 4 | 32 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Daniel Isom played DB for Northern Illinois and Washington State. Across 7 tracked seasons, Daniel Isom recorded 157 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Washington State paired 8.5 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Washington State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
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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2021 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
28.9
Usage
6.2
Consistency
33.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 0. Portland State: 2. USC: 1. Utah: 0.5. California: 0.5. Oregon State: 2.5. Stanford: 1. BYU: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Arizona: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Portland State: 2 by 28.3. USC: 7 by 39.2. Utah: 6 by 30. California: 4 by 21.7. Oregon State: 7 by 54.2. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. BYU: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 9 by 42.5. Oregon: 8 by 33.3. Arizona: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.9 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
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/20 | vs Arizona | W 44-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Oregon | L 24-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Arizona State | W 34-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs BYU | L 19-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Stanford | W 34-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 31-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ California | W 21-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Utah | L 13-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs USC | L 14-45 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Portland StateSplash game | W 44-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Utah State | L 23-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Isom story
Daniel Isom built his college career from 2014 through 2021 as a defensive back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 3, spending time with Northern Illinois and Washington State. The clearest part of Daniel Isom's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Washington State. 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 Isom's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois and Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Daniel Isom 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.
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Northern Illinois
2014-2017
Opening stop
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Washington State
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 24.7 | 2.8 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 4 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 1 | 35.9 | 6.1 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 8.5 | 28.9 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 5 · L 13-38 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon State
Week 10 · W 38-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#5
vs Portland State
Week 2 · W 44-24
2
Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Washington State
8.5 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
42.7
6 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Washington State
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4 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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