Player Dossier

2018-2022

West Virginia

Dante Stills

DL • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Fairmont, WV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dante Stills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.7

Efficiency

21.1

Consistency

47

Season Value

29.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

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.

Dante Stills, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · West Virginia. Dante Stills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

West Virginia paired 23 primary output with 29.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Loss with 4 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.

2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

21.1

Usage

7.7

Consistency

47

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 3.5. Kansas: 0. Unknown: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Texas: 0. Baylor: 1. Texas Tech: 1. TCU: 1. Iowa State: 4. Oklahoma: 2. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0

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. Pittsburgh: 6 by 60. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 4 by 26.7. Texas Tech: 0 by 10. TCU: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 5 by 60.8. Oklahoma: 3 by 32.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 11/26@ Oklahoma StateW 24-1910000
Sat 11/19vs Kansas StateL 31-4810000
Sat 11/12vs OklahomaW 23-2033110
Sat 11/5@ Iowa StateSplash gameL 14-3153310
Sat 10/29vs TCUL 31-4111100
Sat 10/22@ Texas TechL 10-4800001
Thu 10/13vs BaylorW 43-4043100
Sat 10/1@ TexasL 20-3820000
Thu 9/22@ Virginia TechW 33-1010000
Sat 9/17vs Unknown11110
Sat 9/10vs KansasL 42-5510000
Thu 9/1@ PittsburghSplash gameL 31-386221.500

Career Arc

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

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    West Virginia

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182018201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia8.515.95.6
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia8.515.95.60
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia19.526.49.711
2020 PostseasonWest Virginia12.528.710.7-7
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia12.528.710.70
2021 PostseasonWest Virginia2329.215.110.5
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia2329.215.10
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia14.521.17.7-8.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.3 takeover score.

#3

Texas Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#4

NC State

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

4

Primary metric

Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · West Virginia

23 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 15.1 usage

43.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · West Virginia

43.8

23 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 15.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

36.6

19.5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

12

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9467

Fairmont · Fairmont, WV

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

131

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
131