Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Louisiana Tech
Dalton Santos
LB • 6'2" • Van, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dalton Santos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas • Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Dalton Santos built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Van, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Texas. The clearest part of Dalton Santos' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Dalton Santos, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Dalton Santos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Dalton Santos quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Van HS · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Van HS · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 284th (top 28%) · Conference USA 74th (top 13%) · National 786th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 47 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 53.1 |
Related Context
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Dalton Santos played LB for Texas and Louisiana Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dalton Santos recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 8.5 primary output with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, Louisiana Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
33.7
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0. South Carolina State: 1.5. Texas Tech: 1. Middle Tennessee: 3. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Massachusetts: 0. Florida International: 2. Rice: 0. North Texas: 0. UTSA: 0. Southern Miss: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. South Carolina State: 7 by 44.2. Texas Tech: 4 by 26.7. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 46.7. Western Kentucky: 4 by 21.7. Massachusetts: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 3 by 32.5. Rice: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Southern Miss | L 24-39 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs UTSA | W 63-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ North Texas | W 45-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Rice | W 61-16 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | W 44-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Massachusetts | W 56-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/7 | vs Western Kentucky | W 55-52 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 34-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Texas Tech | L 45-59 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina State | W 53-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Arkansas | L 20-21 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dalton Santos story
Dalton Santos built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Van, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Texas. The clearest part of Dalton Santos' career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dalton Santos' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana Tech
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 8.5 | 25.6 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · L 34-38 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina State
Week 2 · W 53-24
1.5
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida International
Week 8 · W 44-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 3 · L 45-59
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Havoc Plays
42.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Kentucky
Week 6 · W 55-52 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
28.9 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
8.5 primary output · 25.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Texas
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Texas
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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