Dylan Wyatt

Cal Poly Fall Sports Headshots 2022Wyatt Dylan - FB 8/1/22 Photo by Owen Main

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Oakland, CA
High School:
Saint Mary's HS

Begins Fall Camp listed No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at boundary cornerback this fall.

2021 -- In first season as a Mustang, recorded 18 total tackles (15 solo stops), including a season-high three tackles in both the Weber State and Portland State games ... started all 11 games at left cornerback ... intercepted a pass at the Mustang 1-yard line with 9:31 to play, halting a fourth-quarter Idaho State drive, and notched seven pass breakups, including two in each of the first two games of the season at San Diego and Fresno State.

Illinois -- Played in 10 games as a true freshman (2018), mostly on special teams ... earned tackles against Kent State, Purdue and Northwestern and also notched a pass breakup against Western Illinois as a cornerback ... missed two games in 2018 and did not play in 2019 or 2020 due to injury ... underwent knee surgery in May 2019 ... has three years remaining to play three seasons.

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Saint Mary's College High School in Albany, Calif., where Wyatt intercepted 16 passes in his final two varsity seasons -- under head coach Connor Banks, intercepted seven passes and notched over 40 tackles as a senior in 2017 ... as a junior in 2016, made 11 catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns while, on defense, notched 30 solo tackles, eight for lost yardage, along with nine interceptions, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... twice was named to the Tri-County League Rock Division second team (2015 and 2016) and was the league's player of the year in 2017 ... a 2017 Bay Area Cali Classic invitee ... named Saint Mary's athlete of the year as a senior ... also played basketball as a sophomore ... rated as a three-star football prospect by 247Sports ... recruited by Illinois, San Jose State, Howard, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State and Weber State ... verbally committed to Illinois in February 2018.

Personal -- Son of Darrell and Brenda Wyatt ... one brother, Dejon Smith ... uncle is the rapper Casual from the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics ... wants to be an entrepreneur ... started his own business in high school ... interned as a music producer while in high school ... expected to graduate in December with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.