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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Virginia Tech
Dylan Rivers
LB • 6'1" • 237 lbs • Stephens City, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dylan Rivers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Dylan Rivers built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Stephens City, VA wearing No. 44, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Dylan Rivers' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dylan Rivers, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Dylan Rivers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Dylan Rivers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Sherando · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Sherando · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · LB 909th (top 72%) · ACC 362nd (top 57%) · National 3,294th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 9 | 33 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
Related Context
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Dylan Rivers played LB for Virginia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dylan Rivers recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 7.5 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 5.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
5.2
Usage
1.2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Miami: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Pittsburgh: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3
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Second Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Pittsburgh
Player Story
Dylan Rivers story
Dylan Rivers built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Stephens City, VA wearing No. 44, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Dylan Rivers' career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Dylan Rivers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 7.5 | 24.7 | 16.6 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 7.5 | 24.7 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 5 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Old Dominion
Week 4 · L 35-49
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 7 · W 22-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 1 · W 24-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
27.5 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 27.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
7.5 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 16.6 usage
59.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
59.9
7.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 16.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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