Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#32
Dylan Labarbera
Senior edge rusher for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 248 lb · Redding, CA
CFB Index 78 · #55 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Nevada for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 15 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 6 tackles, vs Western Kentucky
Statement game12 tackles · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacksat Fresno State (FBS) · L 17-20
Top 1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Nevada in 2024.
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Solo tackles: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readDylan Labarbera
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Nevada. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Montana State, Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20246 games
- Signed with Nevadaout of Butte College
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Mountain Westfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Nevada
Played his entire career under Jeff Choate.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Choate — 7-20 over that span.
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (87th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th 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: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #3 of 35 Mountain West DLs
How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–14
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Nevada
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to James McFarland’s 2016 season.
Matches James on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shawn Jennings's junior season at South Alabama (2021).
91%match
Matches Shawn on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Labarbera
The defensive line · Nevada
- #32Dylan Labarbera16.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Logologo Va'a2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Tanner Vaughan1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #92Myles Williams1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #56Bryce Echols0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology