Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Michigan State
David Santiago
EDGE • 6'4" • 253 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Santiago shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Air Force
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Air Force • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
David Santiago built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as an edge defender from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 41, spending time with Air Force and Michigan State. The clearest part of David Santiago's career was...
Read the storyDavid Santiago, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Air Force. David Santiago shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
David Santiago quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · EDGE
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Air Force
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · EDGE 18th (top 37%) · Big Ten 211th (top 27%) · National 1,765th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Air Force | 10 | 37 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State to Kansas | P4 to P4 | 81.4 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 2025 | Air Force to Michigan State | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.8 | Dec 23, 2024 |
David Santiago played EDGE for Air Force and Michigan State. Across 2 tracked seasons, David Santiago recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Air Force.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Air Force paired 13.5 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Air Force, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
4.1
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Boston College: 1.5. Youngstown State: 1. USC: 0. Nebraska: 2. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1.5. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 0. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 2 by 23.3. Youngstown State: 0 by 10. USC: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 3 by 27.5. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 38-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 20-23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 27-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USC | L 31-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown State | W 41-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Santiago story
David Santiago built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as an edge defender from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 41, spending time with Air Force and Michigan State. The clearest part of David Santiago's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives David Santiago's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Air Force
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Air Force | 13.5 | 28.9 | 9.7 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 14.2 | 4.1 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 12 · W 28-0
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Army
Week 10 · L 3-20
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 6 · L 27-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 10 · L 20-23 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 13 · W 22-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Air Force
13.5 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage
64.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
28.6
7 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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