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2023 Football

8 Kenny Dyson Jr.

  • Position DE
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 235
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Stamford, Conn.
  • High School King School

Biography

2023 (Graduate)

  • Named to the New England Football Writers All-New England Team and the Big South-OVC First Team.
  • Started all 11 games and finished with a career-high 36.0 tackles ... Posted 9.0 sacks and 10.5 TFLs.
  • Finishes his career tied for third all-time with 25.5 sacks and in the top 10 with 35.0 TFLs.
  • Posted 5.0 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 2.5 TFLs in win over LIU.
  • Collected 2.0 sacks against Brown.
  • Posted an interception in win over Charleston Southern.
  • Closed his career with 6.0 tackles, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble vs SEMO.

2022 (Senior)
All-Big South First Team ... All-New England ... Posted 29.0 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 11.5 TFLs ... Finished 14th nationally in sacks per game ... 5.0 tackles, 1.0 sack and 2.5 TFLs vs URI ... 2.0 sacks at LIU ... 2.0 sacks vs Charleston Southern ... 1.5 sacks vs Campbell ... 6.0 tackles and 1.5 TFLs at Holy Cross.

2021 (Junior)
All-NEC Second Team ... Appeared in and started all 11 games ... Led Bryant with 7.0 sacks and 12.0 TFLs ... Finished with 35.0 total tackles and one interception ... Collected at least a half TFL in all but three games ... 4.0 tackles and a sack in win over Sacred Heart ... 2.0 sacks in win over Brown ... 5.0 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 3.5 TFLs in win over Saint Francis U ... Intercepted first-career pass at Central Connecticut ... 1.0 sack and 1.5 TFL vs LIU.

Spring 2021 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all four games on the defensive line ... Finished with 6.0 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1.0 TFL ... Posted a sack in Bryant's win at Merrimack ... QB hurry forced a bad pass and an interception in win over Wagner. 

2019 (Freshman)
Appeared in 10 games ... Posted five tackles ... Posted his first-career tackle against Fordham. 

Before Bryant
Dyson Jr. earned four varsity letters in football at King School … Also earned four varsity letters in lacrosse and two in basketball … Three-time All-FAA selection in football … Three-time All-FAA in lacrosse … Two-time All-New England selection in lacrosse … Posted over 100 tackles in each of his last two seasons and finished his career with 326 … Registered over 30 tackles in a single game as a senior.

Personal
The son of Kenneth and Vanessa Dyson … Has one brother and two sisters … Brother played basketball at McDaniel College.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2019Freshman

    DE
    6'3" 220 lbs
    51
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    DE
    6'3" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    DE
    6'3" 235 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    DE
    6'3" 235 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    DE
    6'3" 235 lbs
    8