Dalesean Staley holds the SS · Starter spot in San Diego State Aztecs’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dalesean Staley is a 6'1", 190-pound safety from Kansas City, Missouri, who transferred to San Diego State after two seasons at Northern Iowa. At Northern Iowa, he appeared in 11 games in 2023, recording 70 tackles, eight pass breakups, and three interceptions. In his first year with the Aztecs in 2024, Staley started all 11 games played and finished third on the team with 61 tackles. During the 2025 season, he started all 13 games and posted 81 total tackles with 40 solo, eight passes defended, and one interception. His 14-tackle performance at the New Mexico Bowl marked the most by an Aztec defender in 2025.

Northern Iowathrough 2023

San Diego State2024 — present