2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 55
Dante Stills
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Fairmont, W.Va.
- High School:
- Fairmont Senior
- Has played in a school-record 59 career games, including 37 starts
- No. 1 in program history in career tackles for loss (52.5) and No. 4 in sacks (23.5)
2022 (Sr.)
- All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches, Phil Steele)
- Started all 12 games
- Finished with 26 tackles, including 13 solo stops, 4.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss
- Three-tackle day against Oklahoma included a sack and a forced fumble
- Broke the school record for career games played at Iowa State; finished the game with five tackles, including a sack and a career-high three tackles for loss
- Broke the school record for career tackles for loss against TCU with his TFL in the second quarter
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Week: Baylor
- Made four tackles and tied the program record for career tackles for loss, with one against Baylor
- Also blocked an extra point against the Bears
- Made his 30th career start and assisted on a pair of tackles at Texas
- Notched a sack against Towson
- Tallied six tackles, including two tackles for loss (1.5 sacks), and a forced fumble at Pitt
2021 (Jr.)
- All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches, Phil Steele)
- His 15 tackles for loss in 2021 are tied for No. 10 in single-season team history
- Played in 13 games and started 12 at defensive tackle
- Finished with 36 tackles, including 29 solo stops, seven sacks, 15 tackles for loss, six quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one interception
- Recorded at least one tackle for loss in 10 of 13 games
- Finished at No. 4 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss (1.15)
- Ranked No. 10 in the Big 12 in sacks (0.54)
- Had four tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, against Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Had 1.5 tackles for loss against Texas
- Tied his season best with four tackles at Kansas State, including the 100th of his career
- Had two total tackles against Oklahoma State, one of them for loss
- Also tallied his first career interception against the Cowboys
- Finished with four tackles against Iowa State, including a sack and forced fumble
- Had two tackle for loss and a sack as part of a four-tackle night at TCU
- Registered a tackle for loss as one of his two tackles at Baylor
- Had a pair of sacks against Texas Tech; finished with four total tackles and three tackles for loss on the day
- Lone tackle at Oklahoma was a sack
- Tallied a tackle for loss against LIU
- Opened the season with three tackles, including a sack, at Maryland
2020 (COVID)
- Started all 10 games at defensive end
- Saw action on 506 defensive snaps and 42 special teams plays
- Season-high 78 plays against Baylor, including 71 defensive snaps
- All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (AP)
- Pro Football Focus Honorable Mention All-America
- Tied for No. 11 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss (10.5)
- Had at least a share of a tackle for loss in nine of 10 games
- Finished with 35 tackles, including 15 solo stops, one fumble recovery, a blocked kick and two pass breakups
- Capped season with four tackles, including two TFLs against Army in the Liberty Bowl
- Made four tackles at Iowa State
- Tallied a TFL against TCU
- Totaled three tackles at Texas with a shared TFL and a pass breakup
- Recorded a sack as part of a three-tackle day against Kansas State
- Big day at Texas Tech included a career-high seven tackles, including two TFLs and a sack
- Also tallied his first career fumble recovery against the Red Raiders
- Assisted on three tackles against Kansas and shared a TFL
- Tallied a TFL to go with three tackles against Baylor; also blocked a field goal
- Finished with four tackles and a TFL at Oklahoma State
- Made three tackles against Eastern Kentucky, including 1.5 TFLs
2019 (So.)
- Earned All-Big 12 Second-Team honors (coaches)
- Played in 12 games at defensive end and started three
- Saw action in 487 plays, including 447 defensive snaps
- Used on 30 or more plays in 11 games, including a season-high 61 plays against NC State
- Tied for the WVU lead with seven sacks and was second in tackles for loss with 11.5
- Finished the season with 24 tackles, including 14 solos stops, a forced fumble and a pass breakup
- Tied for No. 4 in the Big 12 in sacks per game (0.58)
- Also ranks No. 10 in the league in tackles for loss per game (0.96)
- Team leader in career sacks (10)
- Also tied for the team lead in career tackles for loss (18.0)
- Posted his seventh sack of the season against Oklahoma State
- Registered two tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Kansas State
- Finished with three tackles and tied his career high in sacks (2) at Baylor
- Had three tackles at Kansas, including a sack and forced fumble
- Registered three tackles, including two sacks, against NC State in his first career start
- Defensive Player of the Week - NC State
- Recorded three tackles at Missouri, including 1.5 tackles for loss
- Led WVU with two tackles for loss, including a sack, against James Madison; finished with three tackles
2018 (Fr.)
- The Athletic Freshman All-America
- ESPN.com Freshman All-America
- Registered 16 tackles for the year, including 13 solo stops, three sacks, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles
- Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2)
- Ranked No. 3 on the WVU defense in sacks (3)
- Finished with a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
- Notched one assisted stop and assisted on a tackle for loss against Oklahoma
- Tallied two solo stops and set a career high in tackles for loss (2) vs. TCU
- Recorded one solo stop vs. Texas
- Set career highs in solo tackles (3) and total tackles (3) against Baylor
- Registered two total tackles against Iowa State, including a solo stop and a TFL
- Tallied two solo stops against Kansas
- Finished with two tackles, including one for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against Youngstown State
- Made career debut as a true freshman vs. Tennessee
High School
- Three-time Class AA All-State performer for coach Nick Bartic and J.L. Abbott at Fairmont Senior High School
- Named defensive captain and a first-team selection of the 2017 West Virginia AA All-State team
- Also a first-team All-State selection as a junior and a second team All-State selection as a sophomore
- Named a 2017 Under Armour All-American
- Led the Polar Bears to consecutive state runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017
- Team finished 12-2 overall and 8-0 in its conference in 2017
- Collected 81 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a senior
- As a junior, he collected 75 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks
- Four-time member of the Times West Virginian All-Area football team
- Ranked as the state’s No. 1 prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
Personal
- Son of Gary Stills and Janeen Floyd
- One of three children
- Brother, Darius, was a Consensus All-American and All-Big 12 defensive lineman at WVU
- Father was an All-Big East linebacker at WVU for Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen, before enjoying a successful pro career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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