Dylan Labarbera
Dylan Labarbera
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Nevada. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles, 3 TFL against Fresno State, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–17
vs Sacramento State
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Nevada
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #98
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Griffin’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaylen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Shaun Clark's sophomore season at Liberty (2021).
Matches Tre'Shaun on