Danny Methane
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| No. 91 – San Jose Sabercats | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 22, 2003 (aged 58) Pittsburgh, Pa, USA | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||
| ISFL Draft: | 2026 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||||||
| DSFL Draft: | 2025 / Round: 7 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Danny Methane (born March 22, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the San Jose Sabercats of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for Texas Tech (TTU) before being drafted by the San Jose Sabercats in the 2026 ISFL Draft (S11). Prior to this, he had been drafted by the Portland Pythons in the 2025 DSFL Draft (S10).
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Early years
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Katherine and Douglas Methane. Started playing football at an early age, and played at West Allegheny Senior High, playing all four years as a starter on Varsity. After he committed to Texas Tech, his family moved to Texas with him, settling in the Lubbock area. Danny frequented a local burger joint so often that the owner gave him a free employee shirt and an item on the menu named after him. The Methane Burger as it is called, consists of two patties, two slices of american cheese, a "fistful" of fries, two onion rings, and barbecue sauce, served on two thick slices of grilled Texas toast. Danny Methane is also a hobby luthier, building and refinishing guitars in his free time.
College career
Broke the Texas Tech school record for sacks in a game at six, in a season, at 20, and in a career, at 46. Won the Bednarik Award twice joining Pat Fitzgerald and Paul Poslusny as the only other two time award winners.
Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and a degree in Electrical Engineering.
College career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other | |||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Total | Sack | Int | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Safety |
| 2021 | TTU | 8 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | TTU | 13 | 54 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | TTU | 13 | 60 | 15 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | TTU | 13 | 65 | 13 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Professional career
Danny Methane was drafted in the 7th round of the 2025 DSFL draft by the Portland Pythons with pick number 30. He played 14 games with the Pythons that season recording 26 tackles and 4 sacks.
Drafted by San Jose in the 4th round (pick 27) of the 2026 NSFL draft, Danny Methane was immediately called up to play for the Sabercats.
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
275 lb (125 kg) |
4.75 s | 4.21 s | 7.02 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
37 |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other | |||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Total | Sack | Int | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Safety |
| 2025 | Portland (DSFL) | 14 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
