Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Bowl | W 23-21vs Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#39
Dylan Powell
Senior safety for Buffalo. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Laurel, MD
Buffalo 2022 alumnus
The story
4 safety for Buffalo. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDylan Powell
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Dylan Powell has been at Buffalo through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Toledo, Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coaches2019–2020
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Buffalo8-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022
W 34–27
vs Toledo
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With R. Cook Jr. — 118 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · C. Snyder — 245 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 32.5 · -2 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
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.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Elijah Hamilton’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Elijah on
TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Elijah on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Kaul's junior season at Stanford (2022).
89%match
Matches Jason on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Powell
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology