#90

Dean Lemon

Senior defensive lineman for Miami (OH). 2019: 2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DL · Miami (OH) · Sr. · #90

6′2″ · 250 lb · Kettering, OH

Miami (OH) 2019 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Miami (OH). 2019: 2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Miami (OH), 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Miami (OH)

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Chuck Martin

Miami (OH)

Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 25-26 over that span.

2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#415 / 2688 · 84th pct

6.5

Sacks#514 / 2688 · 77th pct

2.0

QB hurries#478 / 2688 · 77th pct

Tackles#1247 / 2688 · 53rd pct

Solo tackles#1522 / 2688 · 42nd pct

Passes defended#1690 / 2688 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.5	0.2	0.0
Road6g	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.6	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Miami (OH)	33	15	6.5	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Miami (OH)	20	10	3.5	2.5	1	--	--
2017	Miami (OH)	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2016	Miami (OH)	4	1	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		58	26	11.5	4.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 48–17

vs Tennessee Tech

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 31-point win at home against Tennessee Tech.

With B. Gabbert — 152 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.9 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD · K. Kramer — 1 TOT · 46 AVG · 59 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week