Dominic DeLuca
Dominic DeLuca
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Penn State. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 1 TFL against UCLA — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 66 | 35 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 36 | 19 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 29 | 17 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 27 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 158 | 88 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 22–10
at Clemson
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #65
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Turner’s 2023 season.
Matches Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tatum Bethune's senior season at Florida State (2023).
Matches Tatum on