Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#55
Dylan Roberts
Junior defensive lineman on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Centennial
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2023.
Dylan Roberts
Third year in the Northwestern defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Colorado — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Peoria Centennial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
Northwestern
2026
Northwestern
Played his entire career under David Braun.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under David Braun — 14-13 over that span.
2023Northwestern8-5HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Northwestern2-0HC: David Braun · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore: Did not see game action. 2024 Redshirt First-Year: Appeared in nine games, tallying four tackles and one sack ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Recorded his first-career sack while finishing with a career-high two tackles in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14). 2023…
The defensive line · Northwestern
- #47Michael Kilbane7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Carmine Bastone4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #24Jamaal Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Najee Story1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #55Dylan Roberts1 game · 2026
22 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology