Hunter Dale: S · Washington State · #26.
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Hunter Dale
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the Washington State secondary to date. On tape: 10 tackles against Eastern Washington, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Washington State | 49 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Washington State | 41 | 21 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Washington State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 49 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-19@ Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-24vs Eastern Washington | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 36-39@ USC | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24vs Utah | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-37@ Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-20vs No. 12 Oregon | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-38@ No. 24 Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 19-13vs California | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28vs No. 16 Washington | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL49 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
3 seasons under Mike Leach — 28-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
71.6%
677 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
72.7
13 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
697 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington State, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Leach.
