Dallas Daley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Air Force linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Dakota State — Week 2, 2026.
46 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-38vs North Dakota State | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 36-33@ Nevada | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-9vs Navy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs UNLV | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-26vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 22 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-26 vs UConn, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Air Force’s defense played that day
UConn’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 21-7.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 10 of his 11, sacks included.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups46 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 15-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
11.7%
68 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #31 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
