Player Dossier

2019-2024

Arkansas State

Dane Motley

LB • 5'11" • 221 lbs • Alpharetta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dane Motley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

8

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Player Story

Dane Motley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Dane Motley's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.807

Alpharetta · Alpharetta, GA

Committed To
Arkansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Dane Motley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arkansas State. Dane Motley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
70
TFL
1.5
Sacks
0.5
QB hurries
3
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Dane Motley quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas State · LB
Career Tackles
70
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
Top game
Marshall
Recruit profile
3-star · Alpharetta · Arkansas State
High school pipeline
Alpharetta · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
12 tackles · LB 700th (top 57%) · Sun Belt 301st (top 48%) · National 2,661st (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas State00-0--0-
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas State10-0--033.3
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State5130.50--015.9
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas State81910.5--029.3
2023 PostseasonArkansas State811-0--037.7
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas State815-01-237.7
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State712-02-035.3

Related Context

Dane Motley played LB for Arkansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dane Motley recorded 4 rushing yards, 70 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arkansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Arkansas State paired 2 primary output with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

10

Usage

2.6

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 1. Michigan: 0. Iowa State: 1. South Alabama: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Georgia State: 0. UL Monroe: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 0 by 10. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 11/23vs UL MonroeW 28-2110000
Sat 11/16@ Georgia StateW 27-2033000
Sat 10/19@ Southern MissW 44-2832000
Sat 10/5vs South AlabamaW 18-1611000
Sat 9/21@ Iowa StateL 7-5211000
Sat 9/14@ MichiganL 18-2831000
Sat 8/31vs Central ArkansasW 34-3100000

Player Story

Dane Motley story

Dane Motley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Dane Motley's career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dane Motley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arkansas State

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas State0
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas State0000
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State0.511.82.40.5
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas State1.511.82.71
2023 PostseasonArkansas State2163.20.5
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas State2163.20
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State2102.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Marshall

Week 13 · L 21-35 · Conference game

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Memphis

Week 3 · L 32-44

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Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Iowa State

Week 4 · L 7-52

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Havoc Plays

55.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Texas State

Week 12 · W 77-31 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

53.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Central Arkansas

Week 1 · W 34-31

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Havoc Plays

45.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Arkansas State

2 primary output · 16 efficiency · 3.2 usage

37.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Arkansas State

37.7

2 primary · 16 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State

35.3

2 primary · 10 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games