Dylan Berymon

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-2, 330 lbs. Taller than 14% and heavier than 95% of 2026 Defensive Line prospects in the SEC Scouts database (227 with a listed size).

Play Style

He is a downhill interior defender who plays low and physical. His film shows him beating the center off the snap and getting into the backfield, not just holding his ground. That explains a 21-TFL senior year from a nose tackle. He plays with a strong base and his hands inside, handles double teams by sinking his hips instead of standing up, and runs to the ball well for his size. Right now he wins with quickness plus power more than with pass-rush technique.

Strengths

• Disruption from the interior: 21.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks as a senior (one outlet lists 4.0 sacks) and about 40 career TFL. That is unusual for a two-gap nose, and it shows real first-step quickness and penetration, not just size.
• Strong instincts against blocks: Corey Brown called him 'instinctual when it comes to blocks, to fitting to the ball.' He reads down-blocks and reach blocks quickly and gets into the right gap, which is the hardest part of learning a college nose tackle's job.
• Anchor and leverage against double teams: his low center of gravity and mass let him hold the point of attack. Linebackers behind him stay free, which is the main thing a 0/1-tech has to do.
• Proven against top competition: Under Armour All-America selection, and he led Ouachita Parish to a December 2025 Louisiana state title. Scouts also watched him closely all the way through a public recruitment that included Texas, USC, Kentucky and Nebraska.

Areas to Improve

• Conditioning and playing weight: at 350 lbs he has to show he can play a full series and keep his pad level down late in drives. Coaches have said this is why he isn't getting snaps yet.
• Pass-rush plan and counter moves: his high school sacks came mostly from getting off the ball fast and overpowering blockers. Against Big Ten guards he needs a real rush plan, with a go-to move, a counter, and hands that stay active after first contact.
• Lateral range: a nose built like this can get washed down the line by zone-running teams. He needs to improve his ability to shed and slide along the line to make plays outside the tackles.

College Projection

He enrolled at Nebraska after signing with the Huskers over Kentucky on February 2026 National Signing Day. He had committed to Texas on 6/7/2025, then decommitted, and was the top unsigned senior in the 2026 class. He is Nebraska's only high school DT signee in this class. Brown has said he sees a regular-season role for him. As of early/mid-September 2026 he had not appeared in a game; I found no report of him playing since then, but I haven't confirmed that either way. Realistic path: rotational nose snaps in 2026 in short-yardage and run-heavy situations, and possibly a redshirt if he stays at or under four games. He could compete for a starting nose job in 2027 if he gets down to a playing weight he can keep up, and should be a multi-year starter from 2028 on.

NFL Outlook

He has a Day 2-3 ceiling as a true nose, a position the NFL still drafts because few players can do it well. What gets a nose drafted is being able to anchor double teams and still collapse the pocket, and his high school disruption numbers suggest he can do both. His draft stock depends mostly on weight control and snap count. If he settles around 330-340 and becomes a starter who plays 30+ snaps a game with steady interior pressure, he fits as a 0/1-tech in odd or even fronts. If conditioning stalls, he projects more as a rotational run-stopper or priority free agent.

Best Fit

A multiple or odd-front defense that plays a true two-gap nose and rotates its interior linemen heavily, which is what Nebraska's system under Corey Brown looks for. His best early role is a limited-snap run-stopper next to veteran tackles. That hides the conditioning problem while he develops. A strength and nutrition program focused on body composition matters more for him than scheme.