Linebacker, Texas A&M, 2016–18
Tyrel Dodson
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 242 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Franklin, TN
- Born
- Jun 25, 1998, in Franklin, Tennessee
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Tyrel Dodson played linebacker at Texas A&M (2016–18).
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Alabama, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Texas A&M 13 games, 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northwestern State | W 59–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Clemson | L 26–28 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Alabama | L 23–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kentucky | W 20–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at South Carolina | W 26–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Mississippi State | L 13–28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Auburn | L 24–28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Ole Miss | W 38–24 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. LSU | W 74–72 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 52–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2017 Texas A&M 13 games, 104 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UCLA | L 44–45 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Nicholls | W 24–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Louisiana | W 45–21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 50–43 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.South Carolina | W 24–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Alabama | L 19–27 | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida | W 19–17 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Mississippi State | L 14–35 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Auburn | L 27–42 | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico | W 55–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atOle Miss | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLSU | L 21–45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 52–55 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2016 Texas A&M 10 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.UCLA | W 31–24 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 67–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atAuburn | W 29–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Arkansas | W 45–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee | W 45–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atAlabama | L 14–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. New Mexico State | W 52–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMississippi State | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.LSU | L 39–54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 28–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 237 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.59 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 68 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 61 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 94 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 127 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 68 | 347 | 11.5 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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