#97

Dion Novil

DL · North Texas · Sr. · #97

All-Conf HMNorth Texas 2021 alumnus
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Dion Novil

DL · North Texas · Sr · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2664 national
CFB
College
North Texas
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2021)

All-Conference USA

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020North Texas4-6HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021North Texas6-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2021)

All-Conference USA

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021North Texas512510.05.021--
2020North Texas37228.02.5------
Career884718.07.521--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021

W 30–24

at Rice

1 QB HUR  ·  1 PD  ·  0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Dalyn Wade-Perry’s 2021 season.

Stanford · 2021

#2

Brodric Martin

Western Kentucky · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 33
75%
#3

Dion Novil

North Texas · 2020

All-Conference USA
75%
#4

Timmy Horne

Kansas State · 2021

74%
#5

Fabien Lovett Sr.

Florida State · 2021

74%

Matches Dalyn on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Differs from Dalyn on

Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keveion'ta Spears's sophomore season at Memphis (2023).

Memphis · 2023

#2
80%
#3

Parker Peterson

Tulane · 2024

78%
#4

Fabien Lovett Sr.

Florida State · 2021

78%
#5

Brandon Cleveland

NC State · 2023

NFL Rd 7
78%

Matches Keveion'ta on

Class year
Height
TFL rate