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17 Dalton Tjong
Dalton Tjong
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cumming, Ga.
  • High School:
    West Forsyth
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Letters Won:
    ***
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    85.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Overview: Dalton is a returning All-American at safety ... Is a two-year starter, with 22 starts to his credit ... Was named 2nd Team All-America by the Associated Press and 4th Team All-America by D3football.com in 2023 ... Was also named First Team All-Region by D3football.com and earned First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference recognition last year ... Was named 2nd Team All-OAC at defensive back, CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-OAC and as sophomore ... In 29 career games at ONU, Tjong has 291 total tackles, which ranks seventh in program history, to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions, two forced fumbles and 12 pass breakups ... Had a career-high 21 tackles against #25 Alma (Mich.) on 9/2/23 ... Has had 10 or more tackles in 15 of his 22 starts ... Is a two-time OAC Defensive Player of the Week honoree.

Junior Season (2023): Started all 10 games at safety ... Was named 2nd Team All-America by the Associated Press and 4th Team All-America by D3football.com ... Was also named First Team All-Region by D3football.com and earned First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference recognition ... Tjong tied for second nationally in Division III in total tackles with 122 (50 solo, 72 assisted) this season after ranking 11th nationally with 110 tackles in 2022 ... Posted seven games with double-digit tackles, including 21 against Alma (Mich.), which was two shy of the school's single-game record ... Was a two-time OAC Defensive Player of the Week honoree.

Sophomore Season (2022): Started all 10 games at safety ... Led the OAC and was 11th nationally with 110 tackles ... Named Second Team All-OAC ... Led the team with 4 interceptions, had two against Otterbein on 11/5/22 and returned the second 19 yards for a touchdown ... Named CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-OAC ... Had 10 or more tackles in seven of his 10 games.

Freshman Season (2021): Played in nine games with two starts at safety ... Was fourth on the team with 59 tackles ... Had a career-high 13 tackles against Baldwin Wallace on 11/6/21 in his first collegiate start ... Had 5 or more tackles in the final seven games of the season.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 39 35
Assists 46 41
Tackles 85.0 76.0
Tackles per game 8.5 8.4
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 1 0
Returned for touchdown 0 -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 Franklin (Ind.) W, 45-7 4 5 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 11 0 2 0 0
Sep 21 at Heidelberg W, 52-27 11 3 14.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 28 Wilmington W, 59-3 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 5 at Marietta L, 45-10 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Muskingum L, 42-30 5 4 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Capital W, 42-41 3 6 9.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 #3 Mount Union L, 42-13 4 6 10.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 2 John Carroll L, 49-13 4 5 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 27-26 1 8 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Otterbein W, 47-15 3 5 8.0 0.0 0 1.0 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 9 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 9 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 9 32 27 59.0 6.6 - - 1.0 1 1 1 0 - - 1 -
2022-23 10 52 58 110.0 11.0 0.0 0 2.0 6 0 0 0 4 80 7 0
2023-24 10 50 72 122.0 12.2 0.0 0 2.5 2 1 0 0 2 20 4 0
2024-25 10 39 46 85.0 8.5 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 1 11 5 0
Total 39 173 203 376.0 9.6 0.0 0 7.0 13 2 1 0 7 111 17 0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 39 46 85.0 8.5 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 1 11 5 0
Conference 9 35 41 76.0 8.4 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 19 21 40.0 8.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3 0
Away 5 20 25 45.0 9.0 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 5 23 20 43.0 8.6 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 1 11 5 0
Losses 5 16 26 42.0 8.4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 3 17 9 26.0 8.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 4 0
October 4 14 19 33.0 8.3 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 8 18 26.0 8.7 0.0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Splits Stats: Defense