Defensive line, West Virginia, 2018–22
Dante Stills
- Number
- No. 55
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fairmont, WV
- Born
- Dec 14, 1999
Dante Stills played defensive line at West Virginia (2018–22). The Arizona Cardinals took Stills in round 6, No. 213 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Texas Tech, 2021Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | West Virginia | 14 | 12 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 23 | 14 | 11.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 32 | 14 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 36 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 131 | 82 | 50.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | West Virginia | 55 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | West Virginia | 55 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | West Virginia | 55 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 55 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | West Virginia | 55 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 285 |
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
2022 West Virginia 12 games, 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Pittsburgh | L 31–38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kansas | L 42–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Towson | W 65–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Virginia Tech | W 33–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Texas | L 20–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Baylor | W 43–40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Texas Tech | L 10–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. TCU | L 31–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Iowa State | L 14–31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Oklahoma | W 23–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Kansas State | L 31–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Oklahoma State | W 24–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 West Virginia 13 games, 36 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Maryland | L 24–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Long Island University | W 66–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 27–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atOklahoma | L 13–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Texas Tech | L 20–23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atBaylor | L 20–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atTCU | W 29–17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Iowa State | W 38–31 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 3–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atKansas State | L 17–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Texas | W 31–23 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atKansas | W 34–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 6–18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 West Virginia 9 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 56–10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atOklahoma State | L 13–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Baylor | W 27–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Kansas | W 38–17 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | atTexas Tech | L 27–34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atTexas | L 13–17 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.TCU | W 24–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atIowa State | L 6–42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Army | W 24–21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 West Virginia 11 games, 23 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. James Madison | W 20–13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Missouri | L 7–38 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. NC State | W 44–27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atKansas | W 29–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Texas | L 31–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atOklahoma | L 14–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atBaylor | L 14–17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Texas Tech | L 17–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atKansas State | W 24–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 13–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atTCU | W 20–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 West Virginia 9 games, 14 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Tennessee | W 40–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Youngstown State | W 52–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Kansas State | W 35–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Kansas | W 38–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Baylor | W 58–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atTexas | W 42–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.TCU | W 47–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Oklahoma | L 56–59 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 18–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ | |
| Weight | 286 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 78″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.85 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.72 s | |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.38 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.61 s |
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
4 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 44 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 38 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 129 | 9 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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