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Danny Stutsman

Former linebacker at Oklahoma. 2024: 110 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Oklahoma · Sr. · #28

6′4″ · 241 lb · Windermere, FL

CFB Index 62 · #187 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceConsensus AANew Orleans — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 10, #112 overall

On production he ranks #187 of 571 LBs; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

LB recruit

No. 402 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma

Statement game13 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 1 sackat Cincinnati (FBS) · W 20-6

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Oklahoma. 2024: 110 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2021.
Drafted round 4 by the New Orleans in 2025.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oklahoma, 354 tackles, an All-American season (2024) — drafted at #112 overall by New Orleans.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20218 games

Signed with Oklahoma3-star out of Foundation Academy

202312 games

All-Big 12first

202412 games

All-America4 selectors
All-SECfirst

2025

Drafted by New Orleansround 4, pick 112

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#402 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #112

New Orleans · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2024)

3 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma

2022–2024

Brent Venables

Oklahoma

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Brent Venables. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 2nd NFL season

#112Rd 4 · Pick 10

New OrleansEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oklahoma11-2HC: Bob Stoops · Balanced

2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

62Quality starter #187 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (95th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#27 / 2892 · 99th pct

110

Solo tackles#145 / 2892 · 95th pct

Tackles for loss#218 / 2892 · 92nd pct

8.0

QB hurries#397 / 2892 · 83rd pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	8.5	0.7	0.1	0.0
Road4g	10.5	0.6	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.7	0.6	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	10.7	0.8	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Venables

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

62 · #187 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Oklahoma	110	44	8.0	1.0	--	--	--
2023	Oklahoma	87	46	13.5	2.0	3	1	--
2022	Oklahoma	119	65	10.5	3.0	4	2	--
2021	Oklahoma	38	21	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		354	176	33.5	7.0	7	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2024

W 24–3

vs Alabama

4 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 21-point win at home against Alabama.

With J. Arnold — 68 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.4 · 131 rush yds (25 car) · L. Elzinga — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 43 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 51-3vs Temple	6	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 16-12vs Houston	15	12	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 34-19vs Tulane	12	6	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 15-25vs Tennessee	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 27-21@ Auburn	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 3-34vs Texas	6	2	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 9-35vs South Carolina	16	5	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 14-26@ Ole Miss	9	4	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 59-14vs Maine	6	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Missouri	19	5	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 19 tackles
Wk 13	W 24-3vs Alabama	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 17-37@ LSU	10	3	0.5	0.0	—
Total		110	44	8.0	1.0	—

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

Danny Stutsman

20218 games

202312 games

202412 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Consensus All-American

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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