Usage Score
11.2
Player Dossier
2017-2021South Carolina
Damani Staley
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damani Staley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Efficiency
29
Consistency
34.2
Season Value
23.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
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.
Damani Staley, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · South Carolina. Damani Staley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
South Carolina paired 0 primary output with 13.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
29
Usage
11.2
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. Unknown: 0. East Carolina: 1. Georgia: 0. Kentucky: 0. Troy: 2. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 0.5. Florida: 0. Missouri: 4. Auburn: 0. Clemson: 1
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. North Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Georgia: 7 by 29.2. Kentucky: 9 by 37.5. Troy: 2 by 28.3. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 6 by 30. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 5 by 60.8. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=7 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs North Carolina | W 38-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Clemson | L 0-30 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Auburn | W 21-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 28-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Florida | W 40-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-44 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 21-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Tennessee | L 20-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs TroySplash game | W 23-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kentucky | L 10-16 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Georgia | L 13-40 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ East Carolina | W 20-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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South Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
2017201820182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 0 | 13.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 13.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1.5 | 24.8 | 7 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 11.5 | 29 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11.5 | 29 | 11.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Missouri
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
Texas A&M
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.
#3
Missouri
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#5
Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
0 primary output · 13.6 efficiency · 2 usage
38.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
38.5
0 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
23.2
11.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8828
Southfield · Southfield, MI
- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
161
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.