Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Penn State
Dominic DeLuca
LB • 6'1" • 227 lbs • West Pittston, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dominic DeLuca shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Dominic DeLuca built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from West Pittston, PA, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dominic DeLuca's career was his defensive production: 158...
Read the storyDominic DeLuca, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Penn State. Dominic DeLuca shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Dominic DeLuca quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · LB 191st (top 15%) · Big Ten 46th (top 6%) · National 321st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 25 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 44.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 2 | 31.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 24 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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Dominic DeLuca played LB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dominic DeLuca recorded 158 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Penn State paired 16 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 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: Rutgers
Win with 3 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
1.2
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
7.7
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Nevada: 2. Florida International: 0.5. Villanova: 1. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 2. Northwestern: 1. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 1. Indiana: 2. Michigan State: 1.5. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Nevada: 2 by 28.3. Florida International: 3 by 17.5. Villanova: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 12 by 70. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Iowa: 8 by 33.3. Ohio State: 1 by 14.2. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Michigan State: 4 by 31.7. Nebraska: 10 by 41.7. Rutgers: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
70 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 22-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 40-36 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 37-10 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA10+ tackles · Splash game | L 37-42 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Oregon | L 24-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Villanova | W 52-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 46-11 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dominic DeLuca story
Dominic DeLuca built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from West Pittston, PA, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dominic DeLuca's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dominic DeLuca's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 10.5 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 10.5 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 8.5 | 19.6 | 4.9 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 8.5 | 19.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 16 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 16 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 14 · W 40-36 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs SMU
Week 1 · W 38-10 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 6 · L 37-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 55-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 38-15
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Penn State
16 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
64.1
16 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Penn State
44.6
10.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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