Daiyan Henley: LB · Washington State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daiyan Henley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2021: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon State — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
106 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 12 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs Idaho | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 17-14@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Colorado State | 13 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 41-44vs No. 15 Oregon | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-9vs California | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ No. 6 USC | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-21vs No. 14 Utah | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-14@ Stanford | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-18vs Arizona State | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20@ Arizona | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 33-51vs No. 12 Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 106 | 54 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 24-17
vs Idaho
1 interception · 1 sack · 3 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
106tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%12 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups106 tackles · 12 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
58.8%
499 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
536 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
106 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #34 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Nevada and Washington State, 256 tackles — drafted at #85 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell and Jake Dickert.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 4th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 4th NFL season
