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Player Dossier
2022-2025Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Millsboro, DE, USA
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Dani Dennis-Sutton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Dani Dennis-Sutton built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Millsboro, DE wearing No. 33, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dani Dennis-Sutton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 120
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Dani Dennis-Sutton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 34.5
- Sacks
- 22.5
- QB hurries
- 22
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Dani Dennis-Sutton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · McDonogh School · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- McDonogh School · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 20 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DE 30th (top 11%) · Big Ten 103rd (top 14%) · National 846th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 23 | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 69 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 38 | 10 | 5.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
Related Context
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Dani Dennis-Sutton played DE for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dani Dennis-Sutton recorded 124 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Penn State paired 34.5 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
36.6
Usage
11.4
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 4. Nevada: 5.5. Florida International: 4. Villanova: 2. Oregon: 2. UCLA: 1. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 3. Michigan State: 5. Nebraska: 3. Rutgers: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 4 by 56.7. Nevada: 5 by 70.8. Florida International: 4 by 56.7. Villanova: 0 by 20. Oregon: 7 by 49.2. UCLA: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 4 by 46.7. Michigan State: 2 by 58.3. Nebraska: 3 by 42.5. Rutgers: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.5 · Games = 7 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Clemson2+ sacks · Splash game | W 22-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 37-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 24-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA | L 37-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs OregonSplash game | L 24-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs VillanovaSplash game | W 52-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 34-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 46-11 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Dani Dennis-Sutton story
Dani Dennis-Sutton built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Millsboro, DE wearing No. 33, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dani Dennis-Sutton's career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dani Dennis-Sutton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 11.5 | 20.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 12.5 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 12.5 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 34.5 | 39.4 | 10.7 | 22 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 34.5 | 39.4 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 30.5 | 36.6 | 11.4 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 30.5 | 36.6 | 11.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 116 Nevada
Week 1 · W 46-11
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 14 · W 44-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 33-14
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Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 12 · W 28-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
34.5 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
73.6
34.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Penn State
69
30.5 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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