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American football linebacker

Dominic DeLuca
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 0
PositionLinebacker
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWyoming Area High School

Dominic DeLuca is an American football linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Early life and high school

DeLuca attended Wyoming Area High School in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where he led the football team to a PIAA title as a senior in 2019 despite suffering a torn ACL which he continued to play on. Coming out of high school, DeLuca committed to play college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, joining the team as a walk-on.

College career

As a freshman in 2021, DeLuca took a redshirt, appearing in just three games for Penn State. In 2022, he notched 29 tackles, a sack, and a blocked punt. Heading into the 2023 season, DeLuca was awarded a scholarship. In week 2 of the 2023 season, he returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown versus Delaware. In 2023, DeLuca appeared in all 13 games for Penn State, where he tallied 29 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack, three pass deflections, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown. During the first round of the 2024–25 College Football Playoff, DeLuca notched five tackles with half a tackle being for a loss, and a half a sack, but his two biggest plays were his two interceptions, one that he returned 23 yards for the game's first score, as he helped the Nittany Lions to a 38-10 win over the SMU Mustangs.

References

  1. Mader, Daniel. "Penn State's Dom DeLuca Has a Great College Football Story. His Might Be the Last". Penn State Nittany Lions. SI.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. Sokolowksi, Paul. "Wyoming Area's Dominic DeLuca heading to play defense for Penn State as preferred walk-on". Times Leader. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. Stine, Andy. "DeLuca's number with Penn State signals respect". Sun Gazette. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. Scaracella, Rich. "Penn State's Dominic DeLuca earns respect with his attitude, clutch plays". Wyoming County Press Examiner. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. Woloson, Sam. "LB Dom DeLuca followed 'dreams,' went from Penn State walk-on to team captain". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. Ralph, Max. "Pa. native, former walk-on Dom DeLuca stars as Penn State makes program history". PennLive.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  7. Bodani, Frank. "See former Penn State football walk-on Dom DeLuca score a touchdown vs. Delaware". York Daily Record. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  8. "Dominic DeLuca 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. Linderman, Lexie. "Penn State LB Dom DeLuca snags 2 interceptions in win against SMU". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  10. Moyer, Josh. "How a former Penn State walk-on became the hero the Nittany Lions needed in CFP win vs. SMU". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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