#33

Dani Dennis-Sutton

Former defensive end at Penn State. 2025: 7.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 42 tackles.

DE · Penn State · Sr. · #33

6′5″ · 265 lb · Millsboro, DE

CFB Index 88 · #20 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Green Bay — Rd 4, Pick 20, #120 overall

How he plays

Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.

Sacks: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

7.5

sacks · 2025

12 TFL · 42 tackles · 8 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Clemson

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Penn State. 2025: 7.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 42 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Penn State in 2022.
Drafted round 4 by the Green Bay in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Penn State, 22 sacks — drafted at #120 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20229 games

Signed with Penn State5-star out of McDonogh School

202311 games

All-Big Tenthird

202513 games

All-Big Tenthird

2026

Drafted by Green Bayround 4, pick 120

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#29 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #120

Green Bay · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2024

James Franklin

Penn State

2025

Terry Smith

Penn State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Terry Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green Bay2026 NFL rookie season

#120Rd 4 · Pick 20

Green Bay2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #20 of 420?

Medium confidenceAscending6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#34 / 2975 · 99th pct

7.5

QB hurries#41 / 2975 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#51 / 2975 · 98th pct

12.0

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#696 / 2975 · 76th pct

Tackles#834 / 2975 · 71st pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.9	0.4	0.4
Road6g	2.5	0.9	0.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.9	1.1	0.4	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #20 of 420 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #20 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Penn State	42	26	12.0	7.5	3	--	--
2024	Penn State	40	24	13.0	8.5	3	1	--
2023	Penn State	26	17	6.0	3.5	1	--	--
2022	Penn State	16	10	3.5	3.0	1	1	--
Career		124	77	34.5	22.5	8	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 22–10

at Clemson

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 SACKS

With E. Grunkemeyer — 260 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · -11 rush yds (4 car) · G. Nwosu — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 46-11vs Nevada	5	4	2.5	1.0	—	1	2 sacks
Wk 2	W 34-0vs Florida International	4	4	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 52-6vs Villanova	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 24-30vs Oregon	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	L 37-42@ UCLA	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-22vs Northwestern	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 24-25@ Iowa	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-38@ Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-27vs Indiana	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-10@ Michigan State	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 13	W 37-10vs Nebraska	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 40-36@ Rutgers	4	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Bowl	W 22-10@ Clemson	4	2	2.0	2.0	—	0
Total		42	26	12.0	7.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dani Dennis-Sutton

20229 games

202311 games

202513 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Power Rusher

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