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Jersey Number 9
Mariyon Dye
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 270
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Elkhart, Ind.
- High School:
- Elkhart
CAREER HONORS
2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollCAREER
Explosive edge rusher with a strong trajectory who is expected to make a major impact in his second season …Has made 16 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, five sacks, two QB hurries, one forced fumble and one pass breakup in his career ... Played in 12 career games with no starts … Originally enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and has two springs under his belt.2026 - SOPHOMORE
Is tied for the team lead and fifth in the SEC with four sacks entering Week 6 ... Posted his first-career pass breakup, which led to a game-clinching INT in the final minute, and also had his first career forced fumble, which was recovered by the Vols, in win vs. Auburn (10/3) ... Recorded his fourth sack of the season in SEC opener vs. #1 Texas (9/26) ... Posted a TFL for the third straight game to start the season and finished with two tackles in win vs. Kennesaw State (9/19) ... Had the most productive game of his career thus far, setting career highs in tackles (3), TFLs (2.0) and sacks (2.0) in road win at Georgia Tech (9/12) ... Posted a sack and a QB hurry while playing 23 defensive snaps in season-opener vs. Furman (9/5).2025 - FRESHMAN
Saw action in seven games as a true freshman defensive end … Tallied eight tackles – one solo – to go along with 1.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards and one sack for a loss of six yards … Notched assisted tackles against Vanderbilt (11/29) and Illinois (12/30) … Had 0.5 tackles for loss against the Commodores … Gathered two tackles and 0.5 sacks against New Mexico State (11/15) … Played and did record any stats against Georgia (9/13) … Finished with two tackles against ETSU (9/6) … Made his debut against Syracuse (8/30) in the season opener … Did not see action against Mississippi State, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Florida.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Explosive edge rusher with promising measurables, physical tools and athleticism … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 … A consensus four-star recruit and top 10 player from Indiana by all major recruiting services … The No. 1 overall prospect from Indiana according to On3 … On a national scale, On3 tabbed him No. 65 overall and No. 7 at his position for the 2025 recruiting cycle … Member of the Top247 who is rated No. 94 nationally and 12th at his position by 247Sports … Helped lead Elkhart High School to an 8-2 record and playoff berth his senior season, finishing the year with 48 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, three pass breakups and 17 hurries … Recognized as the Northern Indiana Conference MVP and All-NIC First Team at the end of the 2024 regular season … Earned IFCA All-State honors as a junior in 2023 … During his first two years of varsity high school football, recorded 61 tackles, five TFLs, four sacks and three fumble recoveries … Committed to the Vols in June 2024 … Chose Tennessee over 30 other Division I offers, including 26 Power Four programs and six SEC institutions … Coached in high school by Travon Curry … Full name is Mariyon Martice Dye … Majoring in human development and family science … X handle is @MariyonDye … Instagram handle is @99boodaSaturday, October 17
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