Player Dossier

2013-2016

Ohio

Casey Sayles

DL • 6'3" • Omaha, NE, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Casey Sayles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Ohio
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Player Story

Casey Sayles built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Omaha, NE wearing No. 44, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Casey Sayles' career was his defensive production: 33...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7793

Omaha North · Omaha, NE

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Casey Sayles, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio. Casey Sayles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
33
TFL
7.5
Sacks
6
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Casey Sayles quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio · DL
Career Tackles
33
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Ohio
Top game
Miami (OH)
Recruit profile
2-star · Omaha North · Ohio
High school pipeline
Omaha North · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 44 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
33 tackles · DL 134th (top 20%) · Mid-American 116th (top 22%) · National 1,280th (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonOhio30-0--050
2014 Regular SeasonOhio00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonOhio00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonOhio14311-2051.1
2016 Regular SeasonOhio14306.5521051.1

Related Context

Casey Sayles played DL for Ohio. Across 4 tracked seasons, Casey Sayles recorded 33 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Ohio paired 18.5 primary output with 23 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · Ohio

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

0

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

0 vs Kent State

Result
Wed 11/20vs Kent StateL 13-44
Sat 10/19@ Eastern MichiganW 56-28
Sat 10/12vs Central MichiganL 23-26

Player Story

Casey Sayles story

Casey Sayles built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Omaha, NE wearing No. 44, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Casey Sayles' career was his defensive production: 33 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Ohio. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Casey Sayles' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 34 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio.

The arc is straightforward: Casey Sayles moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Ohio

    2013-2016

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Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonOhio00
2014 Regular SeasonOhio00
2015 Regular SeasonOhio00
2016 PostseasonOhio18.5235.318.5
2016 Regular SeasonOhio18.5235.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Miami (OH)

Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Troy

Week 1 · L 23-28 · Postseason

4

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Gardner-Webb

Week 4 · W 37-21

2

Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Buffalo

Week 10 · W 34-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

50.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#5

vs Texas State

Week 1 · L 54-56

2.5

Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Ohio

18.5 primary output · 23 efficiency · 5.3 usage

51.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ohio

51.1

18.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Ohio

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games