Dashaun Mallory
Dashaun Mallory
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UCLA, Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 48 | 26 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 16 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 40 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 24–21
vs Southern Utah
1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jabari Taylor’s 2021 season.
Matches Jabari on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mikail Kamara's senior season at Indiana (2025).
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