#41

Dylan Howell

Senior defensive lineman for UL Monroe. 2025: 4 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DL · UL Monroe · Sr. · #41

6′3″ · 285 lb · Mansfield, TX

CFB Index 35 · #299 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to UL Monroe for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

4.5 TFL · 19 tackles · 4 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Arkansas State

Swing playSwung UL Monroe from 21% to 50% to win.UL Monroe at Louisiana · 52-21

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for UL Monroe. 2025: 4 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

His career, year by year

Dylan Howell

DL · UL Monroe · Sr · #41

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons at UL Monroe, two different head coaches: Terry Bowden and Bryant Vincent. The receipt: 3 tackles against Troy — Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023UL Monroe2-10HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning

2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #299 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (88th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#648 / 2975 · 77th pct

4.5

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Tackles#2072 / 2975 · 29th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th 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

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home3g	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Road6g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bryant Vincent

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #299 of 420 edge rushers

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #37 of 48 Sun Belt DLs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UL Monroe	19	13	4.5	4.0	--	--	--
2024	UL Monroe	23	7	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2023	UL Monroe	34	9	4.0	3.0	2	--	--
Career		76	29	10.5	9.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 29–0

vs Saint Francis

1 SACKS · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Dominant 29-point win at home against Saint Francis.

With B. McReynolds — 113 rush yds (11 car) · M. Ryan — 48 AVG · 51 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 29-0vs Saint Francis	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	L 0-73@ Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 31-25@ UTEP	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 5	W 28-16vs Arkansas State	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 6	L 7-42@ Northwestern	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 14-37vs Troy	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-31@ Texas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 27-30@ Louisiana	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		19	13	4.5	4.0	—