Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Dylan Carpenter
Junior defensive end for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 252 lb · Saint Amant, LA · St. Amant HS
Returning to LSU for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to LSU in 2023.
Dylan Carpenter
Dylan Carpenter has played for three head coaches in four seasons at LSU. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with LSU3-star out of St. Amant
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
The defensive line · LSU
- #1Princewill Umanmielen13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #47Malik Blocton4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #29Jordan Ross4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Junior Tuihalamaka3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Dylan Carpenter2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology