Cameron Dantzler: CB · Mississippi State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cameron Dantzler
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The three seasons at Mississippi State span two head coaches: Dan Mullen and Joe Moorhead. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ole Miss, Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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 this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 40 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 43 | 32 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 25 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 108 | 78 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 20 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28vs Louisiana | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-15vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-13vs Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56@ No. 7 Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-36vs No. 2 LSU | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-24@ Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-38vs No. 4 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-20vs Ole Miss | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this season40 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
37.5%
315 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 108 tackles — drafted at #89 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
