Dylan Horton: DL · TCU · #98.
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Dylan Horton
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Bob Davie, Gary Patterson and Sonny Dykes. On tape: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Baylor, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TCU | 39 | 25 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | TCU | 51 | 34 | 9.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2020 | TCU | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 23 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 134 | 83 | 27.5 | 17.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-13@ Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 4 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Tarleton State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-34@ SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-24vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-40vs No. 8 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs No. 17 Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-31@ West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 34-24vs Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-10@ No. 18 Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-28@ Baylor | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-14vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-31vs No. 13 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 51-45vs No. 2 Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 25 | 13.5 | 10.0 | — | 3 |
Bowl · 2022
W 51-45
vs Michigan · neutral site
4 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Michigan at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
35%14 TFLSack rate
26%10 sacksHurry rate
15%6 hurries39 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 10 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
45.2%
453 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
66.9
15 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #5 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at New Mexico and TCU, 18 sacks — drafted at #109 overall by the Houston Texans.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Bob Davie, Gary Patterson, Danny Gonzales and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 4th NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 4th NFL season
