Last confirmed: SMU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Irving, TX
Delontae Scott: DE · SMU · #35.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Delontae Scott
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Delontae Scott has been at SMU through two head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 17 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.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-30@ Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 49-27vs North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-17vs Texas State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ No. 25 TCU | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ South Florida | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-37vs Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21vs Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31@ Houston | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 48-54@ No. 24 Memphis | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-51vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-35@ Navy | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 37-20vs Tulane | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 28-52@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 17.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
23%9 sacksTFL rate
44%17 TFLHurry rate
10%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
69%9 of 13 pressures39 tackles · 17 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
48.7%
502 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
79.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 17 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
