Brylan Lanier
Brylan Lanier
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Brylan Lanier has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Jeff Lebby. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 67 | 37 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 53 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 132 | 80 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
7 TOT · 3 SOLO
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terry Jones Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Terry on
Differs from Terry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malcolm Lee's junior season at Ball State (2022).
Matches Malcolm on