#98

Dashaun Mallory

Senior defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2023: 2 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

DL · Arizona State · Sr. · #98

6′1″ · 275 lb · Bolingbrook, IL

CFB Index 57 · #169 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceArizona State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 881 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2023: 2 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2018.
Transferred from Michigan State to Arizona State in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arizona State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Bolingbrook

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#881 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020–2022

Herm Edwards

Arizona State

2023

Kenny Dillingham

Arizona State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

57Quality starter #169 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (96th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (89th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#118 / 2842 · 96th pct

10.0

QB hurries#230 / 2842 · 89th pct

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles#637 / 2842 · 77th pct

Solo tackles#714 / 2842 · 74th 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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.6	0.1	0.0
Road4g	5.2	1.4	0.4	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	1.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.4	0.6	0.1	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

57 · #169 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #169 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Arizona State	48	26	10.0	2.0	4	--	--
2022	Michigan State	16	11	1.5	0.5	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	12	3	0.5	0.0	1	--	--
2020	Michigan State	15	9	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		91	49	15.0	4.5	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 24–21

vs Southern Utah

1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 4 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Carlson — 39 AVG · 46 LONG · 6 NO · J. Rashada — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 27.5 · 2 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Southern Utah	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 15-27vs Oklahoma State	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 0-29vs Fresno State	3	2	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 28-42vs USC	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-24@ California	6	3	4.0	1.0	—	0	4.0 TFL
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Colorado	6	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-15@ Washington	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 10	L 3-55@ Utah	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 17-7@ UCLA	9	6	0.5	0.5	—	2	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 12	L 13-49vs Oregon	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 23-59vs Arizona	4	2	1.5	0.0	—	0
Total		48	26	10.0	2.0	—	4

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