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Player Dossier
2017-2021North Texas
Dion Novil
DL • 6'4" • 330 lbs • Abilene, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dion Novil shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Dion Novil built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Abilene, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Dion Novil's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dion Novil, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas. Dion Novil shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 38
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Dion Novil quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Wylie · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Wylie · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DL 26th (top 3%) · Conference USA 69th (top 11%) · National 593rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 46 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 31 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 61 | 13 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 8 | 37 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 46 | 8 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 62.1 |
Related Context
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Dion Novil played DL for North Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dion Novil recorded 18 rushing yards and 185 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
North Texas paired 18.5 primary output with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · North Texas
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
32.5
Usage
9.8
Consistency
34.6
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 3.5. Northwestern State: 0. SMU: 1. UAB: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0. Missouri: 0. Marshall: 0. Liberty: 4. Rice: 3. Southern Miss: 1. UTEP: 4.5. Florida International: 1. UTSA: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 5 by 55.8. Northwestern State: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 1 by 14.2. UAB: 5 by 40.8. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 5 by 60.8. Rice: 10 by 71.7. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 7 by 74.2. Florida International: 1 by 14.2. UTSA: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
74.2 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/23 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | L 14-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs UTSA | W 45-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Florida International | W 49-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 20-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Southern Miss | W 38-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Rice10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-24 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs LibertySplash game | L 26-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Marshall | L 21-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Missouri | L 35-48 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 17-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UABSplash game | L 6-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ SMU | L 12-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northwestern State | W 44-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dion Novil story
Dion Novil built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Abilene, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Dion Novil's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 rushing yards and 27 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dion Novil's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 13.5 | 22.7 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 13.5 | 22.7 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 18.5 | 36.6 | 9.6 | 5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 11.5 | 32.4 | 7.5 | -7 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 21 | 32.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 21 | 32.5 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ California
Week 3 · L 17-23
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Rice
Week 12 · W 27-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 11 · W 20-17 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 9 · W 41-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Liberty
Week 8 · L 26-35
4
Havoc Plays
83.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · North Texas
18.5 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 9.6 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · North Texas
62.1
21 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · North Texas
62.1
21 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
16
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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