 He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.Dantzler redshirted his true freshman season at Mississippi State.He played in all 13 of the Bulldogs' games as a redshirt freshman, finishing the season with 25 tackles (two for loss) with four passes defended and an interception, which came in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl when he picked off Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson.