Dylan Early
Dylan Early
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at New Mexico State, three different head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Tony Sanchez. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Sam Houston, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico State, 150 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill, and Tony Sanchez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 48 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 39 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 36 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 27 | 17 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 150 | 94 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 23–16
vs Southeast Missouri State
2 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Coen King’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah McElvane's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2024).
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