Senior defensive tackle on Georgia State's 2025 roster. From Quebec City, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
6′3″ · 285 lb · Quebec City, PQ
The story
Senior defensive tackle on Georgia State's 2025 roster. From Quebec City, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Dorian Royal
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Dorian Royal arrived at Georgia State from Maine. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Monmouth, Week 3, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia State | 20 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 17-21@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28vs Monmouth | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
47.5%
105 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
111 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
From Quebec City, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Gage Keys’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalonnie Williams's junior season at Northern Illinois (2025).
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Player DNA