CFB Zeitgeist Score
82
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 98th percentile.
Dylan Labarbera
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
88 TACKLES · 6.5 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Nevada for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Nevada
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 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 #119 · 2026 recruiting class #88
DL · NEVADA · MOUNTAIN WEST
Dylan Labarbera
- 3
- #32
- 6-1 | 248 lb
- Redding, CA
Heisman Heat
#13338
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
2024
Nevada · DL
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★
2025
Nevada · DL
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Dylan Labarbera
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dylan Labarbera
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 12g
88Tackles
16.5Tackles for loss
6.5Sacks
Per game
7Tackles
1.4Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Projected (13g)
95Tackles
17.9Tackles for loss
7Sacks
✓ Hit 80-tackle season · finished with 88.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 88): needs 12/game over remaining 1.
✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 6.5.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 6.5): needs 3.5/game over remaining 1.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dylan Labarbera is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Nevada's defense, with 6.5 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
88 98th
SOLO
49 98th
TFL
16.5 100th
SACK
6.5 99th
QBH
3 75th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-46@ Penn State | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17vs Sacramento State | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Western Kentucky | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Fresno State | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44vs San Diego State | 9 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-51@ Utah State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 49 | 16.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 88 | #97/4942 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 16.5 | #11/4972 | 100th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 6.5 | #55/4972 | 99th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 3 | #462/1878 | 75th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 49 | #82/4584 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Losses9g | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort
82All-Conference
Elite: tackles for loss (99th). Strength: sacks (97th). Concern: passes defended (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DL · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Dylan LabarberaNevadaMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 91% simEthan WesloskiNorth Texas· 89% simMaverick BaranowskiMinnesota· 87% sim
Tackles for loss
Sacks
Solo tackles
Tackles
QB hurries
Passes defended
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack; controls his gap and stacks blocks.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Griffin’s 2022 season.
Jaylen Griffin
93%match
#2
Andrew Choi
91%
#3
Justin Ellis
All-Sun Belt
83%
#4
CJ Bazile Jr.
83%
#5
Amar Thomas
82%
Matches Jaylen on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Shaun Clark's sophomore season at Liberty (2021).
Tre'Shaun Clark
88%match
#2
J'Dan Burnett
87%
#3
Leo Chenal
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 39
86%
#4
Brandon Miyazono
85%
#5
Gabe Peterson
84%
Matches Tre'Shaun on
Class year
Height
Weight
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
42.6%
306 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
251 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Jeff Choate
Nevada
2025
Jeff Choate
Nevada
Played his entire career under Jeff Choate.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRedding, CA
Height6'1"
Weight248 lb
Class3
PositionDL
Jersey32
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Current teamNevada
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | Nevada | Mountain West | DL |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | DL3 | #13338 | #13657 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.