Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Dylan Manuel
Junior defensive lineman on Colorado's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 300 lb · Stockbridge, GA · Stockbridge
CFB Index 65 · #123 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred App State → Colorado 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
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Colorado's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from App State to Colorado in 2026.
Dylan Manuel
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Weber State — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025App State
2026Colorado
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
65 · #123 of 420 edge rushers
Unranked recruit. Now #123 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
2 TOT
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrique Tucker’s 2024 season.
82%match
Matches Tyrique on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Angelo McCullom's sophomore season at Illinois (2025).
80%match
Matches Angelo on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Manuel
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 724 player in the transfer portal and the No. 63 defensive lineman as of January 13, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play two. AT APPALACHIAN STATE (2025) In his lone seas...
The defensive line · Colorado
- #97Santana Hopper8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Dylan Manuel7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Vili Taufatofua7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Yamil Talib4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Immanuel Ezeogu2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology