Linebacker, South Carolina, 2017–21
Damani Staley
- Number
- No. 30
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbia, SC
Damani Staley played linebacker at South Carolina (2017–21).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Missouri, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 50 | 27 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 63 | 39 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 161 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Carolina | 30 | LB | RS | ||
| 2018 | South Carolina | 30 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | South Carolina | 30 | LB | So. | ||
| 2020 | South Carolina | 30 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | South Carolina | 30 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 South Carolina 13 games, 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 46–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at East Carolina | W 20–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Georgia | L 13–40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Kentucky | L 10–16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Troy | W 23–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Tennessee | L 20–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 21–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Texas A&M | L 14–44 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Florida | W 40–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Missouri | L 28–31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Auburn | W 21–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Clemson | L 0–30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 38–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 South Carolina 9 games, 50 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs.Tennessee | L 27–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atFlorida | L 24–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atVanderbilt | W 41–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Auburn | W 30–22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at LSU | L 24–52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Texas A&M | L 3–48 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Missouri | L 10–17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Georgia | L 16–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atKentucky | L 18–41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 South Carolina 6 games, 22 tackles
2018 South Carolina 8 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 49–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Georgia | L 17–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Missouri | W 37–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atFlorida | L 31–35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Chattanooga | W 49–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atClemson | L 35–56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Akron | W 28–3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Virginia | L 0–28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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