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Player Dossier
2017-2022Washington State
Daiyan Henley
LB • 6'2" • 232 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daiyan Henley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Nevada • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Daiyan Henley built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Nevada and Washington State. The clearest part of Daiyan Henley's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 85
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Daiyan Henley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State. Daiyan Henley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 256
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Daiyan Henley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 256
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Crenshaw · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Crenshaw · 23 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 22 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 106 tackles · LB 27th (top 3%) · Pac-12 2nd (top 1%) · National 28th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 33.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 8 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 94 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 46 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 106 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 70.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nevada to Washington State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 80.5 | Dec 20, 2021 |
Daiyan Henley played LB for Nevada and Washington State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Daiyan Henley recorded 269 receiving yards, 256 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Washington State paired 21 primary output with 52.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 52.8 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nevada, Washington State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
52.8
Usage
11.7
Consistency
32.9
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho: 5. Wisconsin: 1.5. Colorado State: 6. Oregon: 2. California: 1. USC: 0.5. Oregon State: 1. Utah: 1. Stanford: 1. Arizona State: 2. Arizona: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho: 8 by 83.3. Wisconsin: 9 by 52.5. Colorado State: 13 by 100. Oregon: 8 by 53.3. California: 6 by 35. USC: 11 by 50.8. Oregon State: 13 by 60. Utah: 12 by 60. Stanford: 5 by 30.8. Arizona State: 10 by 61.7. Arizona: 7 by 29.2. Washington: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.4 · Games = 7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -1.5 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
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Washington | L 33-51 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Arizona | W 31-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Arizona State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-18 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Stanford | W 52-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/28 | vs Utah10+ tackles | L 17-21 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Oregon State10+ tackles | L 10-24 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ USC10+ tackles | L 14-30 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs California | W 28-9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs OregonSplash game | L 41-44 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Colorado State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 38-7 | 13 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Wisconsin | W 17-14 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 24-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daiyan Henley story
Daiyan Henley built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Nevada and Washington State. The clearest part of Daiyan Henley's career was his defensive production: 256 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 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 Daiyan Henley's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 269 receiving yards and 562 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada and Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Daiyan Henley 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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Nevada
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Washington State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 0.5 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 0.5 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 40.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 21 | 52.8 | 11.7 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 3 · W 38-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 1 · W 24-17
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 7 · W 34-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Boise State
Week 5 · W 41-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 49-10
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Washington State
21 primary output · 52.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Nevada
46
9 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Nevada
42.5
0 primary · 10.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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