Last confirmed: Louisiana Tech, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Van, TX · Van HS
Dalton Santos: LB · Louisiana Tech · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dalton Santos
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against South Carolina State — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 47 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 47 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21@ Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 53-24vs South Carolina State | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 45-59@ Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-38@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-52vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-28@ Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-24@ Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-16vs Rice | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24@ North Texas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-35vs UTSA | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2016
W 53-24
1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against South Carolina State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups47 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
57.0%
543 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
68.0
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
577 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Louisiana Tech, 47 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown, Charlie Strong and Skip Holtz.
