Usage Score
3.2
Player Dossier
2022-2025San Diego State
Darrion Dalton
DT • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Apple Valley, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darrion Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.5
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
9.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
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.
Darrion Dalton, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State. Darrion Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 2.5 primary output with 13.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San Diego State, Washington State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 2 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
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2025 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.5
Usage
3.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 0.5. North Texas: 0. Colorado State: 0. Ole Miss: 2. Virginia: 0. Toledo: 0. Oregon State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. James Madison: 0. Oregon State: 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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 4 by 21.7. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Oregon State | W 32-8 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ James Madison | L 20-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 28-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Oregon State | L 7-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Toledo | W 28-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Virginia | L 20-22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Colorado State | W 20-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ North Texas | L 10-59 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs San Diego State | W 36-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
San Diego State
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Washington State
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2.5 | 13.1 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 3.5 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Air Force
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#2
Ole Miss
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#3
Washington State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
Oregon State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
2.5 primary output · 13.1 efficiency · 6 usage
11.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Washington State
9.7
3.5 primary · 11.5 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
5.5
1 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8163
Saguaro · Scottsdale, AZ
- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
47
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.