Dylan Howell is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UL Monroe.
Howell disrupts the pocket from the interior. The three seasons at UL Monroe span two head coaches: Terry Bowden and Bryant Vincent. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Troy — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-0vs Saint Francis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-73@ No. 21 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25@ UTEP | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%4 TFLSack rate
21%4 sacksHurry rate
21%4 hurries19 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
41.4%
302 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
327 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #37 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
