Player Dossier

2016-2021

Southern Miss

Lorenzo Dantzler

DL • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Lorenzo Dantzler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.9

Efficiency

10.9

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

9.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTSA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Southern Miss • UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Lorenzo Dantzler, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTSA. Lorenzo Dantzler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

UTSA paired 12 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Southern Miss, UTSA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · UTSA

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

10.9

Usage

2.9

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Memphis: 0. UNLV: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0. UTEP: 0. Southern Miss: 0. UAB: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 0 by 0. Middle Tennessee: 0 by 0. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 2 by 38.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=8
First Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs UAB

Result
Sat 11/20vs UABW 34-3121111
Sat 11/13vs Southern MissW 27-1711000
Sun 11/7@ UTEPW 44-2320000
Sat 10/23@ Louisiana TechW 45-1621000
Sat 10/2vs UNLVW 24-1711110
Sat 9/25@ MemphisW 31-2811000
Sat 9/18vs Middle TennesseeW 27-1300000
Sat 9/4@ IllinoisW 37-3000000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Southern Miss

    2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTSA

    2017-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss0
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA00
2018 Regular SeasonUTSA1223.38.112
2019 Regular SeasonUTSA1217.760
2020 PostseasonUTSA821.36.6-4
2020 Regular SeasonUTSA821.36.60
2021 Regular SeasonUTSA510.92.9-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#2

UTEP

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#3

Baylor

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#4

UAB

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · UTSA

12 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage

29.5

#2

2019 Regular Season · UTSA

28.8

12 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · UTSA

25.4

8 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7985

Starkville · Starkville, MS

Committed To
Southern Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Lorenzo Dantzler quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
90