Tylon Dunlap
Tylon Dunlap
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Shawn Elliott, Chandler Burks and Jerry Mack. 2025 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 2 sacks against Louisiana Tech, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
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-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 40 | 25 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 22 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 21 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 54 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 27–13
vs Merrimack
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 3 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Atlias Bell’s 2021 season.
Matches Atlias on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dayon Hayes's graduate season at Colorado (2024).
Matches Dayon on
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