Darrion Dalton is a defensive tackle at Washington State who has not played in Washington State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Washington State lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Washington State is 1-8. Next: vs Colorado State, Sat Nov 14.
Dalton wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Brady Hoke, Sean Lewis and Jimmy Rogers. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 22 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 16 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 47 | 15 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-13vs San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-3@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ No. 18 Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-24@ No. 21 James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry22 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
48.7%
407 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #133 at the position.
The No. 2,104 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Pac-12 as a senior.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Brady Hoke, Sean Lewis, Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
