Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Oklahoma State secondary. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Baylor — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 42 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 55 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 27–7
vs UT Martin
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Oklahoma State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (55 in / 65 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #69
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bryson Powers’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mehki Flowers's sophomore season at Akron (2025).
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