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6 Rodney Dansby

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Bellaire

Biography

2024: Did not appear in a game…named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2023: Named a Second Team All-Southland Conference performer…ranked 20th nationally with 9.6 tackles per game while finishing the year with a team-leading 96 tackles…moved into third in program history for career tackles, with 352…also added six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries…recorded double-digit tackles in five of the 10 games he played in…finished with a season-high 14 tackles in a win over Texas A&M-Commerce (10/28)…added 13 tackles against UIW (11/18)…recorded eight tackles with two tackles for loss, including one sack, in a win at Southeastern (9/23)…started all 10 games.

2022: Dansby was named to the Stats Perform FCS All-America Third Team…named a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American…selected to the All-Southland Conference First Team…was named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year by Stats Perform…finished the season third nationally with 11.5 tackles per game, leading the Southland Conference for the second-straight year…totaled 126 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks for 18 yards, two fumble recoveries, five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one interception…recorded double-digit tackles in nine of 11 games he played in…recorded 18 tackles vs. Nicholls (10/8)…finished with 15 tackles and a sack vs. UT Martin (10/29)…also recorded 15 tackles vs. McNeese (11/12) and added an interception and half a sack…started all 11 games at linebacker…was named a Team Captain for the season.

2021: Dansby was selected to the HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team…earned All-Southland Conference Second Team honors…led the conference and ranked second in the nation with 11.9 tackles per game, the sixth-straight HBU linebacker to lead the league in tackles..recorded 131 total tackles, the third-most in a single season in school history…had 3.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…posted seven double-digit tackle efforts…tied the school record for tackles in one game with 19 at Southeastern (10/16)…made 14 tackles and forced a fumble against Nicholls (10/23)…had 17 tackles and recovered a fumble at UIW (10/30)…recorded 18 stops in the season finale against UIW (11/20)…named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Was a three-year starter at Bellaire High School for coach Herbert Kunz…tanked among the Houston Chronicle’s Top  100 Houston Area Recruits and was named to the Houston Touchdown Club Preseason All-Greater Houston Team…as a senior, made 60 solo tackles in seven games…as a junior, recorded 161 solo tackles to earn District 18-6A Defensive MVP and third-team All-Greater Houston honors. Made 113 tackles as a sophomore. Plans to major in education.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    20
  • 6

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    6
  • 2024Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
  • 6

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    6