Deonte Stanley: CB · Middle Tennessee · #31.
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Deonte Stanley
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Three seasons in the Middle Tennessee secondary to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 24 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ No. 4 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-23@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Murray State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 23-31vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-31@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-45vs Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 35-14
vs Murray State
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Murray State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
21tackles this season21 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
53.6%
438 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #237 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 50 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
