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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024New Mexico State
Dylan Early
S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dylan Early shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Dylan Early built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Dylan Early's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Dylan Early, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Dylan Early shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 150
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Dylan Early quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · S
- Career Tackles
- 150
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dekaney · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Dekaney · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · S 128th (top 24%) · Conference USA 60th (top 14%) · National 675th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 36 | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | New Mexico State | 15 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 15 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 48 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 33.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 10.9 | Dec 25, 2023 |
Dylan Early played S for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dylan Early recorded 150 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 4.5 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
4.7
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 0. Liberty: 1. Fresno State: 0. Sam Houston: 0. New Mexico: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida International: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2. UTEP: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 4 by 16.7. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 40.8. UTEP: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 8 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs UTEP | L 35-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 36-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Texas A&M | L 3-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Western Kentucky | L 28-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/29 | @ Florida International | L 13-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 33-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs New Mexico | L 40-50 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Sam Houston | L 11-31 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Fresno State | L 0-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Liberty | L 24-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 23-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dylan Early story
Dylan Early built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Dylan Early's career was his defensive production: 150 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Dylan Early's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4.5 | 17.5 | 3.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4 | 19 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | New Mexico State | 4.5 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4.5 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3 | 20.9 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Hawai'i
Week 8 · L 34-48
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 1 · L 0-38
1
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 13 · W 36-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · W 13-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Jacksonville State
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
4.5 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
40
#2
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State
39.6
4 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · New Mexico State
37.9
4.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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