Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Akron, OH · St. Vincent-St. Mary
Dante Booker: LB · Ohio State · #33.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dante Booker
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Ohio State. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 31 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 30 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-31vs Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-28@ No. 15 TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-6vs Tulane | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ No. 24 Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-51@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-39vs No. 4 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2018
W 49-6
vs Tulane
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 43-point win at home against Tulane.
3 seasons under Urban Meyer — 36-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Urban Meyer
Pass share
50.6%
561 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
79.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
599 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 45 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
