Usage Score
11.4
Player Dossier
2022-2025Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Millsboro, DE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dani Dennis-Sutton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
36.6
Consistency
56.2
Season Value
48.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Scouting Read
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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.
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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
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
Notre Dame
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.
#2
Nevada
5.5
Primary metric
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
Maryland
5
Primary metric
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.
#5
Michigan State
5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
34.5 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
54.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
54.1
34.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Penn State
48.1
30.5 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9869
McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
124
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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