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Player Dossier
2013-2017Massachusetts
Steve Casali
LB • 6'1" • 245 lbs • Farmingville, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Steve Casali shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
89
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 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Player Story
Steve Casali built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Farmingville, NY wearing No. 34, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Steve Casali's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Massachusetts
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Steve Casali, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Steve Casali shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Steve Casali quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · LB
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts
- Top game
- Wagner
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sachem East · Massachusetts
- High school pipeline
- Sachem East · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · LB 131st (top 12%) · FBS Independents 7th (top 4%) · National 213th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 105 | 8 | 3.5 | - | 6 | 0 | 68.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 80 | 5.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
Related Context
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Steve Casali played LB for Massachusetts. Across 5 tracked seasons, Steve Casali recorded 185 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 17.5 primary output with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
50
Usage
10.2
Consistency
39.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wagner
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Game by game trend chart. Florida: 1. Boston College: 1. Florida International: 1. Mississippi State: 3. Tulane: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. South Carolina: 3. Wagner: 4. Troy: 0. BYU: 0.5. Hawai'i: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. Florida International: 10 by 51.7. Mississippi State: 9 by 67.5. Tulane: 15 by 50. Old Dominion: 11 by 55.8. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 47.5. South Carolina: 8 by 63.3. Wagner: 7 by 69.2. Troy: 6 by 25. BYU: 12 by 55. Hawai'i: 9 by 57.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 10 · -1.3 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
Wagner
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Wagner
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | L 40-46 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ BYU10+ tackles | L 9-51 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Troy | L 31-52 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs WagnerSplash game | W 34-10 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | L 28-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 28-56 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles | L 16-36 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Tulane10+ tackles | L 24-31 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | L 35-47 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Florida International10+ tackles | W 21-13 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Boston College | L 7-26 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Florida | L 7-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Steve Casali story
Steve Casali built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Farmingville, NY wearing No. 34, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Steve Casali's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Massachusetts. 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 Steve Casali's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Massachusetts.
The arc is straightforward: Steve Casali 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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Massachusetts
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 17.5 | 50 | 10.2 | 17.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 6.5 | 33.2 | 7.2 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wagner
Week 9 · W 34-10
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 3 · L 21-29
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 8 · L 28-34
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 13 · L 40-46
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 5 · L 50-58
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Massachusetts
17.5 primary output · 50 efficiency · 10.2 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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6.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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