Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Damani Staley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Columbia, SC wearing No. 30, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Damani Staley's career was his defensive...
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- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Damani Staley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina. Damani Staley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Damani Staley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southfield · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Southfield · 32 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · LB 215th (top 18%) · SEC 47th (top 8%) · National 361st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 8 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8 | 20 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 50 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 61.8 |
Related Context
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Damani Staley played LB for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Damani Staley recorded 161 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
South Carolina paired 11.5 primary output with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 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 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charleston Southern: 1. Missouri: 1. Kentucky: 1. Georgia: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charleston Southern: 3 by 22.5. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 7 by 29.2. Clemson: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Texas A&M
Player Story
Damani Staley story
Damani Staley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Columbia, SC wearing No. 30, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Damani Staley's career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Damani Staley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2.5 | 25.9 | 8 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 11.5 | 29 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11.5 | 29 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Missouri
Week 11 · L 28-31 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 10 · L 3-48 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 14 · L 18-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 4 · L 14-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 1 · W 38-21 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
11.5 primary output · 29 efficiency · 10.1 usage
61.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
61.8
11.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
43.5
0 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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