Last confirmed: Texas A&M, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 242 lb · Franklin, TN · Centennial
Tyrel Dodson: LB · Texas A&M · #25.
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Tyrel Dodson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three seasons at Texas A&M, two different head coaches: Kevin Sumlin and Jimbo Fisher. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
New York Post Oct 23
Sports Illustrated Oct 14
The Dallas Morning News Oct 13
Bleacher Report Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Northwestern State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs No. 2 Clemson | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 13 Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28@ Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-28@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs UAB | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 74-72vs No. 8 LSU | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13vs NC State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 61 | 38 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 20-14
vs Kentucky
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
5%3 pass breakups61 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
435 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas A&M, 192 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
