Dani Dennis-Sutton: DE · Penn State · #33.
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Dani Dennis-Sutton
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Penn State. Another came in 2025: All-Big Ten. On tape: 7 tackles against Oregon, Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| 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 No. 6 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@ No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27vs No. 2 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 22-10vs Clemson | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 26 | 12.0 | 7.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%8 sacksTFL rate
29%12 TFLHurry rate
19%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
48%8 of 16 pressures42 tackles · 12 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 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
Head Coach
Terry Smith
Pass share
42.0%
339 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #20 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 22 sacks — drafted at #120 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Terry Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay Packers2026 NFL rookie season
Green Bay Packers2026 NFL rookie season
