Danny Stutsman

HISTORY — From College Profile

CAREER NOTES
Has started 25 of his 35 career games … all 25 of his starts have come over the 2022 and 2023 seasons … has accounted for 267 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss (for 89 yards), 7.0 sacks (for 53 yards), three interceptions (returned 70 yards; one TD), two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and eight pass breakups.

2023
Named a second-team Walter Camp All-American and a third-team AP All-American … an All-Big 12 First Team selection … a Lombardi Award semifinalist … named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10 and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after performance against SMU … started all 12 games in which he played (missed second half at Kansas [10/28] and full game at Oklahoma State [11/4]) due to injury … led Sooners in total tackles (104), solo tackles (51) and tackles for loss (16.0) … registered three sacks (second on the team), an interception, three pass breakups, two QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … entered bowl season ranked second in Big 12 in tackles for loss per game (1.5; eighth nationally) and total tackles per game (9.0; 24th nationally) … led OU in tackles in eight of his 12 contests … registered double-digit tackles four times and at least nine tackles six times … notched multiple tackles for loss six times … recorded eight tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. TCU (11/24) … registered 10 tackles (1.0 sack, 2.0 TFLs) and forced a fumble (on a sack) at BYU (11/18) … led team with eight tackles (2.0 TFLs) vs. West Virginia (11/11) … tallied three tackles and a PBU in first half at Kansas (10/28) before sustaining an injury just before halftime … led team with 12 tackles (1.0 TFL) and a forced fumble vs. UCF (10/21) … logged nine tackles (1.5 TFLs) vs. Texas (10/7) … notched a team-high six tackles (1.0 TFL) and a PBU vs. Iowa State (9/30) … registered 13 tackles (1.0 sack and a career-high 3.5 TFLs) at Cincinnati (9/23) … returned an interception 30 yards for a TD and finished with a team-high nine tackles (2.0 TFLs) at Tulsa (9/16) … logged 17 tackles (2.5 TFLs), a QB hurry and a fumble recovery vs. SMU (9/9) … tied for team lead with four tackles in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

 

2022

Received honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition from league’s head coaches … started all 13 games … led Big 12 Conference with 125 total tackles and ranked 18th nationally (first in Big 12) with his 9.6 tackles per game … also totaled 10.5 tackles for loss (ranked second on team), 3.0 sacks (for 22 yards), two interceptions (returned for 40 yards), five pass breakups and five QB hurries … made double-digit tackles eight times and recorded at least seven tackles in 11 games … logged seven tackles (1.0 TFL), a PBU and a QB hurry vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl ... registered career-high 18 tackles (nine solo) at Texas Tech (11/26), the most tackles by a Sooner since 2018 and the most by a Big 12 player on the season … notched nine tackles (six solo) with a pass breakup and a QB hurry vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … tallied 14 stops (0.5 sack) and an interception at West Virginia (11/12) … recorded 10 tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry vs. Baylor (11/5) … returned his first career interception 37 yards and finished with five tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry at Iowa State (10/29) … registered team-high 13 tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs. Texas (10/8) … logged 10 tackles and a pass breakup vs. Kansas State (9/24) … led squad with 12 tackles and career-high 4.0 TFLs (1.0 sack) vs. Kent State (9/10) … recorded nine tackles, two pass breakups and a QB hurry in first career start in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

 

2021

Played in 10 games … missed Nebraska (9/18), West Virginia (9/25) and Kansas State (10/2) games due to injury … totaled 38 tackles (21 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two forced fumbles … recorded seven tackles in Alamo Bowl win over Oregon (12/29) … registered three tackles and (0.5 sack) at Baylor (11/13) … notched four stops and forced a fumble vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … tallied three tackles at Kansas (10/23) … made four tackles vs. TCU (10/16) … recorded four stops (0.5 sack) vs. Texas (10/9) … registered a team-high eight tackles (seven solo) and forced a fumble vs. Western Carolina (9/11) … notched two stops in season opener vs. Tulane (9/4).

 

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals ... ranked by 247Sports as the No. 180 overall player in the country ... regarded by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 13 outside linebacker and by ESPN as the No. 48 athlete ... the No. 21 player in Florida by 247Sports, No. 89 by ESPN and 95 by Rivals ... the No. 5 player in the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60 ... finished career with 333 total tackles, 20 sacks, 47 tackles for loss and eight forced fumbles as well as 3,252 all-purpose yards and 43 touchdowns on offense ... led Foundation Academy to 2020 Florida 2A state semifinals as a senior and was named the all-area player of the year by the West Orange Times and Observer ... finished senior season (eight games) with 78 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions on defense while gaining more than 1,000 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns on offense ... named to Florida 2A All-State Team as a wide receiver his junior season in 2019 (12 games) ... helped Foundation to 2019 Florida 2A regional final as a junior ... finished junior campaign with 110 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown as well as 44 receptions for 891 yards and 12 TDs and 202 rushing yards and two scores ... father (Steve; football) and mother (Susy; basketball) played at Baylor while sister (Sabrina) played softball at Florida State ... chose OU over Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, West Virginia and others.

 

PERSONAL

 

His parents, Steve (football; tight end) and Susy (basketball) played at Baylor ... sister (Sabrina) played softball at Florida State and was a member of its 2018 national championship team ... major is business.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
10.5	4.0	119.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	65.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	20.0	40.0	2.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.5	0.0	38.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	21.0