Dalesean Staley
Dalesean Staley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Northern Iowa to San Diego State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 13 tackles against North Texas — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 70 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 55 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 76 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 17–7
vs Boise State
4 SOLO · 5 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #83
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lummie Young IV’s 2021 season.
Matches Lummie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Harrison's senior season at Cincinnati (2025).
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on