Danny Stutsman
New Orleans SaintsRecruited
Class of 2021 · Linebacker · High school: Foundation Academy, Winter Garden, FL
Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Oklahoma 2021-24
Our College Grade
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Oklahoma · Big 12
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | |
| 2022 | 119 | 10 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 87 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 110 | 8 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 155 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Scouting Report
Oklahoma · 2025 draft class
Stutsman is an instinctive, productive linebacker with excellent play recognition and tackling ability. He processes quickly, recognizing plays and triggering downhill with decisiveness. Stutsman takes proper angles in pursuit, limiting cutback lanes and finishing tackles with good form. In coverage, he shows awareness in zone and the athleticism to match up with running backs in man coverage. Stutsman's football IQ is evident in how he communicates and adjusts the defense pre-snap, quickly recognizing offensive formations and tendencies.
Strengths
- Play recognition
- tackling technique
- production
- football intelligence
- communication skills
- zone coverage awareness
- block shedding
- consistency
Concerns
- Athletic limitations against elite athletes in space
- can improve man coverage technique
- needs to improve disengaging from offensive linemen at point of attack