Kenny Dyson Jr.
8 Kenny Dyson Jr.
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    235
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Stamford, Conn.
  • High School:
    King School
  • Position:
    DE
  • Major:
    Undeclared
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    29.0
  • sac
    8.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1

Bio

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.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 18 6
Assists 11 2
Tackles 29.0 8.0
Tackles per game 2.6 1.6
Sacks 8.5 4.5
Sack yards 56 27
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Florida International L, 38-37 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 No. 22 Rhode Island L, 35-21 4 1 5.0 1.0 9 2.5 13 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Brown L, 44-38 0 1 1.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Long Island W, 31-29 2 1 3.0 2.0 14 2.0 14 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 at N.C. A&T L, 24-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Southern Conn. St. W, 56-10 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 Charleston So. L, 24-23 3 0 3.0 2.0 7 2.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 29 at Gardner-Webb L, 48-40 2 0 2.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Campbell W, 43-37 1 2 3.0 1.5 13 1.5 13 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 at No. 5 Holy Cross L, 36-29 4 2 6.0 0.5 3 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Robert Morris W, 35-6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 47 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 47 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 47 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 10 1 4 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 4 2 6.0 1.5 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 11 21 14 35.0 3.2 7.0 35 12.0 43 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2022-23 11 18 11 29.0 2.6 8.5 56 11.5 62 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 11 28 8 36.0 3.3 9.0 65 10.5 67 2 0 0 1 1 4 0
Total 47 72 39 111.0 2.4 25.5 163 35.0 179 3 0 0 2 1 5 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 7 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 18 11 29.0 2.6 8.5 56 11.5 62 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 5 6 2 8.0 1.6 4.5 27 4.5 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 9 4 13.0 3.3 4.5 29 6.5 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Away 7 9 7 16.0 2.3 4.0 27 5.0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 4 4 8.0 2.0 3.5 27 4.0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 7 14 7 21.0 3.0 5.0 29 7.5 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 7 6 13.0 3.3 3.5 26 5.0 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 6 1 7.0 1.8 3.0 14 3.5 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 3 5 4 9.0 3.0 2.0 16 3.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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