Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022TCU
Dylan Horton
DL • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Dylan Horton shows a high-volume tackler profile with 35.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Dylan Horton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Frisco, TX wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico and TCU. The clearest part of Dylan Horton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 109
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Dylan Horton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · TCU. Dylan Horton shows a high-volume tackler profile with 35.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Dylan Horton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · DL
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · TCU
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Frisco · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Frisco · 14 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 4 · Pick 7 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 70th (top 8%) · Big 12 70th (top 16%) · National 901st (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9 | 13 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 10.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 35 | 9.5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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Dylan Horton played DL for New Mexico and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dylan Horton recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
TCU paired 32.5 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, TCU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · TCU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
31.9
Usage
12.9
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duquesne: 2. California: 1. SMU: 1. Texas: 5. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 1. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas: 2. Iowa State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duquesne: 3 by 32.5. California: 2 by 18.3. SMU: 3 by 22.5. Texas: 9 by 87.5. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 8 by 53.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Kansas: 3 by 32.5. Iowa State: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 14-48 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs KansasSplash game | W 31-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Oklahoma State | L 17-63 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 30-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Kansas State | L 12-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs West Virginia | L 17-29 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Oklahoma | L 31-52 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Texas Tech | W 52-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | L 27-32 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs SMU | L 34-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs California | W 34-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs DuquesneSplash game | W 45-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dylan Horton story
Dylan Horton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Frisco, TX wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico and TCU. The clearest part of Dylan Horton's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Dylan Horton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
TCU
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3.5 | 9.9 | 2.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 7 | 33.2 | 9.3 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 2 | 10.7 | 2.4 | -5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 17 | 31.9 | 12.9 | 15 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 17 | 31.9 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | TCU | 32.5 | 35.2 | 22.6 | 15.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 32.5 | 35.2 | 22.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas
Week 5 · L 27-32 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 1 · W 51-45 · Postseason
8
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Sam Houston
Week 1 · W 39-31
3
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Wyoming
Week 13 · L 3-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
@ West Virginia
Week 9 · W 41-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · TCU
32.5 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 22.6 usage
73.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · TCU
73.1
32.5 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · TCU
55.4
17 primary · 31.9 efficiency · 12.9 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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