Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Oregon
Donovan Dalton
DB • 6'3" • 208 lbs • Apple Valley, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Donovan Dalton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Apple Valley, MN wearing No. 30, spending time with Hawai'i and Oregon. The clearest part of Donovan Dalton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Donovan Dalton, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Hawai'i. Donovan Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Donovan Dalton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DB
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cedar Valley · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Valley · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Donovan Dalton played DB for Hawai'i and Oregon. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donovan Dalton recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Hawai'i paired 6 primary output with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Hawai'i, Oregon.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.4
Usage
2.1
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 0. Wyoming: 2. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 1. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 0. San José State: 0. UNLV: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 9 by 57.5. New Mexico: 2 by 18.3. San Diego State: 0 by 10. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/24 | @ Houston | W 28-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/13 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 38-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ San José State | L 24-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Nevada | W 24-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Boise State | L 32-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ San Diego State | L 10-34 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | vs New Mexico | W 39-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 7-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Donovan Dalton story
Donovan Dalton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Apple Valley, MN wearing No. 30, spending time with Hawai'i and Oregon. The clearest part of Donovan Dalton's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 7 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Donovan Dalton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 3.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 6 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 3 · L 20-52
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 9 · L 7-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 1 · W 38-34 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 15 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 9 · L 20-50 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Hawai'i
6 primary output · 17.4 efficiency · 2.1 usage
43.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i
43.4
6 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
38.2
3.5 primary · 14.5 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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