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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Ohio
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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 14 | 30 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23 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: Miami (OH)
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Ohio
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
23
Usage
5.3
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 4. Texas State: 2.5. Kansas: 0. Tennessee: 0. Gardner-Webb: 2. Miami (OH): 5. Bowling Green: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 0. Buffalo: 2. Central Michigan: 1. Akron: 0. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 3 by 52.5. Texas State: 2 by 33.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Gardner-Webb: 3 by 32.5. Miami (OH): 2 by 58.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 5 by 40.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/24 | @ TroySplash game | L 23-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Western Michigan | L 23-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/23 | vs Akron | W 9-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Central Michigan | L 20-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/3 | vs BuffaloSplash game | W 34-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | @ Toledo | W 31-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kent State | W 14-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Bowling Green | W 30-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash game | W 17-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Gardner-WebbSplash game | W 37-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Tennessee | L 19-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Kansas | W 37-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Texas StateSplash game | L 54-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 18.5 | 23 | 5.3 | 18.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 18.5 | 23 | 5.3 | 0 |
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
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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
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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
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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