Usage / Role
57%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022West 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 26.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Dante Stills built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Fairmont, WV wearing No. 55, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Dante Stills' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 36
- Overall
- No. 213
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Dante Stills, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · West Virginia. Dante Stills shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 50.5
- Sacks
- 22.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Dante Stills quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Fairmont · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Fairmont · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 36 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DL 220th (top 23%) · Big 12 110th (top 25%) · National 1,523rd (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 13 | 4.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 23 | 11.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 28 | 7.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | West Virginia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 26 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Dante Stills played DL for West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dante Stills recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
West Virginia paired 29 primary output with 33.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 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: NC State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
9.8
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 4. Missouri: 2.5. NC State: 4. Kansas: 2. Texas: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Baylor: 4. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma State: 2. TCU: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 3 by 52.5. Missouri: 3 by 37.5. NC State: 3 by 52.5. Kansas: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 2 by 48.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 2 by 18.3. Oklahoma State: 1 by 24.2. TCU: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ TCUSplash game | W 20-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 13-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Kansas State | W 24-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Texas Tech | L 17-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Oklahoma | L 14-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Texas | L 31-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ KansasSplash game | W 29-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs NC State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 44-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 7-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs James MadisonSplash game | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Dante Stills story
Dante Stills built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Fairmont, WV wearing No. 55, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Dante Stills' career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 50.5 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 54 career games in the available record. That gives Dante Stills' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 9.5 | 17 | 5.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9.5 | 17 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 21.5 | 28.3 | 9.8 | 12 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 13.5 | 29.8 | 10.8 | -8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13.5 | 29.8 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | West Virginia | 29 | 33.1 | 14.7 | 15.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 29 | 33.1 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 20.5 | 26.1 | 8.8 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 1 · L 31-38
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 20-23 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · L 27-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 3 · W 44-27
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 1 · W 20-13
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · West Virginia
29 primary output · 33.1 efficiency · 14.7 usage
73.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · West Virginia
73.2
29 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
61.5
21.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
27
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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