Dalesean Staley is a safety at San Diego State who has not played in San Diego State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
San Diego State lists 27 defensive backs this season.
San Diego State is 4-5. Next: vs Utah State, Sat Nov 14.
Staley moves between deep coverage and the slot. Transferred to San Diego State from Northern Iowa. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against North Texas — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 70 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 55 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 76 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-0vs Stony Brook | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-36@ Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs California | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 6-3@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-24vs Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-10@ Nevada | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0@ Fresno State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-3vs San José State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-23@ New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 47-49vs No. 23 North Texas | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 70 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL70 tackles · 1 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Sean Lewis — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
35.3%
290 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #112 at the position.
The No. 2,723 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Pac-12 as a senior.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Lewis.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
