Last confirmed: UTEP, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 230 lb · Port Arthur, TX
Dante Lovilotte: LB · UTEP · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dante Lovilotte
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Dante Lovilotte has been at UTEP through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Rice — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31vs Rice | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-63vs Arizona | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-41@ New Mexico State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ Army | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-15vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24@ Southern Miss | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-30@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ North Texas | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-28@ UAB | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups68 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Price
Pass share
48.9%
330 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
56.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 156 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Kugler → Mike Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
