Linebacker, Oklahoma, 2021–24
Danny Stutsman
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 241 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Windermere, FL
- Born
- Mar 10, 2003
Wikipedia readers: about 1,739 a month over the past year
Danny Stutsman played linebacker at Oklahoma (2021–24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The New Orleans Saints took Stutsman in round 4, No. 112 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
19tackles, career highat Missouri, 2024Honors
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 28 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 28 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 28 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 28 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 241 |
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
2024 Oklahoma 12 games, 110 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Temple | W 51–3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Houston | W 16–12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Tulane | W 34–19 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tennessee | L 15–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Auburn | W 27–21 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas | L 3–34 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. South Carolina | L 9–35 | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ole Miss | L 14–26 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Maine | W 59–14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Missouri | L 23–30 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Alabama | W 24–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at LSU | L 17–37 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Oklahoma 11 games, 87 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 73–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Tulsa | W 66–17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Cincinnati | W 20–6 | 13 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa State | W 50–20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Texas | W 34–30 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UCF | W 31–29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas | L 33–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. West Virginia | W 59–20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | W 31–24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. TCU | W 69–45 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Arizona | L 24–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Oklahoma 13 games, 119 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UTEP | W 45–13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kent State | W 33–3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Nebraska | W 49–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kansas State | L 34–41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atTCU | L 24–55 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Texas | L 0–49 | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kansas | W 52–42 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIowa State | W 27–13 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Baylor | L 35–38 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWest Virginia | L 20–23 | 14 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 28–13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas Tech | L 48–51 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 32–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oklahoma 9 games, 38 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Tulane | W 40–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Western Carolina | W 76–0 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Texas | W 55–48 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.TCU | W 52–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atKansas | W 35–23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Texas Tech | W 52–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atBaylor | L 14–27 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOklahoma State | L 33–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon | W 47–32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ | |
| Weight | 233 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 77½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Bench press | 22 repsW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 84 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.