Dashaun Mallory: DL · Arizona State · #98.
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Dashaun Mallory
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mel Tucker and Kenny Dillingham. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UCLA, Week 11, 2023.
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
48 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| 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 No. 5 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@ No. 5 Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-55@ No. 18 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 No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-59vs No. 16 Arizona | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 26 | 10.0 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%10 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
8%4 hurries48 tackles · 10 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
54.6%
438 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
48 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #169 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Michigan State and Arizona State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Kenny Dillingham.
