Dylan Horton
Dylan Horton
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Baylor, Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 15 sacks — drafted at #109 overall by Houston.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TCU | 39 | 25 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | TCU | 51 | 34 | 9.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 103 | 66 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2022
W 51–45
at Michigan
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 4 SACKS
Edged out Michigan on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to YaYa Diaby’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmed Hassanein's graduate season at Boise State (2023).
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