Dallas Gant: LB · Toledo · #19.
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Dallas Gant
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Urban Meyer, Ryan Day and Jason Candle. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2023. On tape: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Buffalo, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
114 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Toledo | 114 | 49 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Toledo | 102 | 44 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 17 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 21 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 270 | 118 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-30@ Illinois | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 71-3vs Texas Southern | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17vs San José State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Massachusetts | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 13-6@ Ball State | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-13vs Buffalo | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 49-23vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-17@ Central Michigan | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-23vs Miami (OH) | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 15-16vs Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 49 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 21-17
at Miami (OH)
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
114tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups114 tackles · 8 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.6%
376 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #103 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Ohio State and Toledo, 270 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Urban Meyer, Ryan Day and Jason Candle.
