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Jersey Number 41
David Santiago
- Position:
- EDGE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 253
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Millbrook
- Prev School:
- Air Force
CAREER NOTES: Lettered at Michigan State in 2025 in his only season in East Lansing . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2025 and competed in spring practice after transferring from Air Force.
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in all 12 games, tallying 24 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss (9 yards) and 1.5 sacks (8 yards), adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass break-up, with two QB hurries in charting 247 defensive snaps and 59 special teams plays . . . had two tackles against Maryland . . . posted one stop in game at Iowa, in logging 23 defensive snaps . . . notched one tackle, with 0.5 TFL on 0.5 sack, in Penn State game, posting 17 snaps . . . tallied three tackles with 0.5 TFL in game at Minnesota, notching 26 snaps . . . registered a forced fumble to go with first career fumble recovery, adding three tackles in Michigan game, charting 11 snaps . . . notched one tackle in game at Indiana, tallying 21 snaps . . . recorded a season-high five tackles in UCLA contest, notching 26 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in game at Nebraska, with 1.0 tackle for loss coming on first 1.0 sack as a Spartan, in charting 21 snaps . . . notched one tackle in game at USC in charting 13 defensive plays . . . logged one QB hurry in Youngstown State game in posting 13 snaps . . . posted a pair of tackles, with 0.5 TFL and crucial pass break-up on third down in the fourth quarter of the Boston College game, blocking BC QB’s pass shortly after left hand, in playing 23 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in Spartan debut in season opener vs. Western Michigan, posting 14 snaps.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT AIR FORCE): Played in 10 games for the Falcons . . . played 521 snaps at linebacker and 42 on special teams . . . recorded 38 tackles (23 solo, 15 assists) . . . led team with 3.5 sacks (29 yards) and tied for third with 5.0 tackles for loss (36 yards) . . . also forced a fumble and broke up two passes . . . finished with a strong end to the season, recording 4.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks in four of the last five games . . . tied his season high with six tackles and a 9-yard sack vs. Nevada (11/23) . . . recorded six stops, including a season-best 1.5 sacks (7 yards), while breaking up a pass vs. Oregon State (11/16) . . . delivered a 13-yard sack against Fresno State (11/9) . . . had four tackles, including a 5-yard TFL, at Army (11/2) . . . credited with five tackles against Colorado State (10/19) . . . posted six tackles, including a half tackle for loss (2 yards), and a pass break-up in his collegiate debut vs. Merrimack (8/31).
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT AIR FORCE): Did not see game action to preserve redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played defensive end and tight end at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina . . . two-time all-conference selection . . . earned all-state honors as a senior in 2022 after recording 83 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks; also had 19 catches for 321 yards and five touchdowns . . . helped the Wildcats to a 13-2 record and a berth in the North Carolina 4A Eastern Regional Final . . . collected 52 tackles, including 20 TFLs and four sacks, as a junior . . . tallied 46 tackles, 10 TFLs, six pass break-ups and five forced fumbles as a sophomore . . . played for Coach Hunter Jenks . . . also lettered in baseball and played first base . . . member of the National Honor Society and the National Achiever Society . . . son of Jay and Heather Santiago.
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in all 12 games, tallying 24 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss (9 yards) and 1.5 sacks (8 yards), adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass break-up, with two QB hurries in charting 247 defensive snaps and 59 special teams plays . . . had two tackles against Maryland . . . posted one stop in game at Iowa, in logging 23 defensive snaps . . . notched one tackle, with 0.5 TFL on 0.5 sack, in Penn State game, posting 17 snaps . . . tallied three tackles with 0.5 TFL in game at Minnesota, notching 26 snaps . . . registered a forced fumble to go with first career fumble recovery, adding three tackles in Michigan game, charting 11 snaps . . . notched one tackle in game at Indiana, tallying 21 snaps . . . recorded a season-high five tackles in UCLA contest, notching 26 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in game at Nebraska, with 1.0 tackle for loss coming on first 1.0 sack as a Spartan, in charting 21 snaps . . . notched one tackle in game at USC in charting 13 defensive plays . . . logged one QB hurry in Youngstown State game in posting 13 snaps . . . posted a pair of tackles, with 0.5 TFL and crucial pass break-up on third down in the fourth quarter of the Boston College game, blocking BC QB’s pass shortly after left hand, in playing 23 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in Spartan debut in season opener vs. Western Michigan, posting 14 snaps.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT AIR FORCE): Played in 10 games for the Falcons . . . played 521 snaps at linebacker and 42 on special teams . . . recorded 38 tackles (23 solo, 15 assists) . . . led team with 3.5 sacks (29 yards) and tied for third with 5.0 tackles for loss (36 yards) . . . also forced a fumble and broke up two passes . . . finished with a strong end to the season, recording 4.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks in four of the last five games . . . tied his season high with six tackles and a 9-yard sack vs. Nevada (11/23) . . . recorded six stops, including a season-best 1.5 sacks (7 yards), while breaking up a pass vs. Oregon State (11/16) . . . delivered a 13-yard sack against Fresno State (11/9) . . . had four tackles, including a 5-yard TFL, at Army (11/2) . . . credited with five tackles against Colorado State (10/19) . . . posted six tackles, including a half tackle for loss (2 yards), and a pass break-up in his collegiate debut vs. Merrimack (8/31).
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT AIR FORCE): Did not see game action to preserve redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played defensive end and tight end at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina . . . two-time all-conference selection . . . earned all-state honors as a senior in 2022 after recording 83 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks; also had 19 catches for 321 yards and five touchdowns . . . helped the Wildcats to a 13-2 record and a berth in the North Carolina 4A Eastern Regional Final . . . collected 52 tackles, including 20 TFLs and four sacks, as a junior . . . tallied 46 tackles, 10 TFLs, six pass break-ups and five forced fumbles as a sophomore . . . played for Coach Hunter Jenks . . . also lettered in baseball and played first base . . . member of the National Honor Society and the National Achiever Society . . . son of Jay and Heather Santiago.
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