2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Dylan Tonkery
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bridgeport, W.Va.
- High School:
- Bridgeport HS
- Has played in 31 career games, including 25 starts
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Played in 12 games at MLB and Bandit, including 11 starts
- Saw action on 542 plays, including 464 defensive snaps
- Used on 30 or more snaps in eight games, including a season-high 69 plays at Missouri
- Finished the season with 36 tackles, including 23 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery
- No. 3 on the team in career tackles for loss with 15.5
- Logged five tackles, including a TFL, at Kansas State
- Totaled second straight four-tackle day against Texas Tech
- Posted four tackles and assisted on a sack at Baylor
- Had four tackles, including his first sack of the year, at Kansas
- Finished with five tackles, all solos, at Missouri
- Started at linebacker against James Madison, finishing with five tackles and a fumble recovery
2018 (r-So.)
- Played in six games, including five starts
- Missed six of the last seven games due to injury
- Returned to action vs. TCU
- Finished with seven tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, against Texas Tech
- No. 4 on the WVU defense with six tackles for loss
- Registered five solo tackles along with his first career forced fumble against Kansas State
- Tallied one pass-breakup against Youngstown State, tying a career-high
- Recorded eight tackles against Tennessee, including one tackle for loss
2017 (r-Fr.)
- Played in all 13 games, starting eight, including the first four at Will linebacker and and the last four at Sam linebacker
- Big day vs. Utah in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, including eight tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss
- Logged three tackles against Texas
- Earned 1.5 tackles for loss, including a shared sack, at K-State; finished with four total tackles
- Tallied a career-high nine tackles vs. Iowa State
- Also finished with first career pass breakup against the Cyclones
- Named WVU Special Teams Champion for his performance at Baylor
- Credited with first career fumble recovery at Kansas to go along with three tackles
- Earned four solo tackles and first career sack vs. Delaware State
- Registered three unassisted tackles vs. East Carolina; also tied his then-career best in total tackles with four
- Made first career start vs. Virginia Tech and tallied four total tackles and 1.5 TFLs
2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Three-year starter for coach Josh Nicewarmer at Bridgeport High
- Two-time West Virginia All-State Class AA First Team (2014-15)
- USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015)
- Started three years at safety and recorded 72 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and two interceptions
- Started at running back for two seasons, recording 3,401 yards on 378 carries with 40 touchdowns
- Ran for 1,534 yards on 152 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per carry, with 19 touchdowns in 2015
- Two-time All-Harrison County First Team (2014-15)
- All-Harrison County Second Team (2013)
- All-Big Ten First Team (2015)
- All-Big Ten Second Team (2014)
Personal
- Son of Brian and Sherri Tonkery
- One of three children
- Brother, Wes, was a standout linebacker at WVU (2011-14)
- Majoring in energy land management
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