Junior defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2024: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 tackles.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Centennial
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 1055 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2024: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 tackles.
Dylan Roberts
Second year in the Northwestern defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Eastern Illinois — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Braun — 12-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 24-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Lausch — 227 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.9 · 62 rush yds (7 car) · J. Himon II — 49 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 5-24@ Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Northwestern
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
2025 Redshirt Sophomore: Did not see game action. 2024 Redshirt First-Year: Appeared in nine games, tallying four tackles and one sack ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Recorded his first-career sack while finishing with a career-high two tackles in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14). 2023 First...
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