Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Four seasons at Cincinnati, two different head coaches: Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. He has three of these now, the latest All-Big 12 in 2025. The receipt: 3 tackles against Iowa State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. 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
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 26 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 39 | 22 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 44 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 60 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 38–30
vs Iowa State
3 TOT
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Stanley McKenzie’s 2025 season.
Matches Stanley on
Differs from Stanley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Stanley McKenzie's senior season at California (2025).
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