Player Profile

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 30.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.5

Efficiency

30.8

Consistency

37.1

Season Value

33.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Penn State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Dani Dennis-Sutton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Penn State paired 25.5 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.8 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 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

30.8

Usage

9.5

Consistency

37.1

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 4. Nevada: 4.5. Florida International: 2. Unknown: 1. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 2. Michigan State: 4. Nebraska: 3. Rutgers: 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. Clemson: 4 by 56.7. Nevada: 5 by 65.8. Florida International: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 0 by 10. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. UCLA: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 4 by 36.7. Michigan State: 2 by 48.3. Nebraska: 3 by 42.5. Rutgers: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins3.1 · n=6 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · -2.6 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

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

65.8 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 12/27@ Clemson2+ sacks · Splash gameW 22-1042220
Sat 11/29@ RutgersW 40-36410.500.500
Sun 11/23vs NebraskaW 37-1032111
Sat 11/15@ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-1022220
Sat 11/8vs IndianaL 24-2742110
Sat 11/1@ Ohio StateL 14-3811000
Sat 10/18@ IowaL 24-2511000
Sat 10/11vs NorthwesternL 21-2242000
Sat 10/4@ UCLAL 37-4232100
Sat 9/27vs OregonL 24-3073000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown00001
Sat 9/6vs Florida InternationalSplash gameW 34-044200
Sat 8/30vs NevadaSplash gameW 46-11542.5011

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State8.516.97
2023 PostseasonPenn State10.519.46.42
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State10.519.46.40
2024 PostseasonPenn State25.532.410.115
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State25.532.410.10
2025 PostseasonPenn State22.530.89.5-3
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State22.530.89.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.6 takeover score.

#2

Notre Dame

5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#3

Nevada

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#4

Clemson

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Penn State

25.5 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage

43.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

43.4

25.5 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Penn State

33.8

22.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

10

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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Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
124