Dylan Lawrence: S · Southern Miss · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dylan Lawrence
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, Will Hall and Reed Stringer. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Jacksonville State, Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 41 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 72 | 37 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 66 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10vs SE Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-44@ Jacksonville State | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23vs Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38@ UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-44vs Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-32@ James Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-37vs Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-58@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-52@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 35-10
vs SE Louisiana
1 interception · 7 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Reed Stringer
Pass share
43.7%
318 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #283 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Mississippi State and Southern Miss, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, Will Hall and Reed Stringer.
