Syrus Dumas: CB · UTSA · #13.
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Syrus Dumas
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Jeff Traylor. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Army — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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 | UTSA | 39 | 32 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 43 | 34 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 40 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 127 | 95 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-49@ Texas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Texas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-29@ Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-36vs Memphis | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-27vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-29@ No. 25 Army | 12 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
 Bowl | W 44-15vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 32 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this season39 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
51.5%
508 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
509 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast 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
Unranked recruit. Now #285 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at New Mexico State and UTSA, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Jeff Traylor.
