Former linebacker at Arkansas State. 2024: 12 tackles.
5′11″ · 221 lb · Alpharetta, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 2374 nationally · Signed with Arkansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Arkansas State. 2024: 12 tackles.
Dane Motley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Dane Motley has been at Arkansas State through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Georgia State, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arkansas State, 70 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #468 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 26 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 19 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–31
1 QB HUR
Edged out Central Arkansas at home in a shootout.
With J. Raynor — 317 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 26.2 · 49 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · R. Heicher — 40 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 18-16vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Carl Glass Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Carl on
Differs from Carl on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Douglas's senior season at Florida (2024).
Matches DJ on
Player DNA