2023 Football Roster
Roster

Harvey Dyson III
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cedar Hill, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in eight games as a redshirt freshman, breaking into the outside linebacker rotation during Big 12 play … made four tackles on the season, with one (an assisted stop) going for a loss … added a pair of quarterback hurries as well … recorded a tackle in four different games - against Tarleton State (9/16), at Baylor (10/7), versus Kansas State (10/14) and in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl win over Cal (12/16) … combined with Quincy Ledet Jr. for a sack to start Cal’s final drive of the third quarter … marked the first sack of his young career … played a season-high 22 defensive snaps versus the Golden Bears, one of three contests on the years with double-digit snaps … inserted for 18 defensive snaps in the win over Tarleton State and 12 against Houston … credited with 76 defensive snaps on the season by Pro Football Focus.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … appeared in two games overall late in wins over Murray State (9/3) and West Virginia (10/22) … made his first career tackle and lone one of the season in the season opener versus the Racers … scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Cedar Hill High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex … played for one of the more dominant high school programs in the state of Texas ... helped push Cedar Hill to the third round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs as a senior in 2021 following a 12-2 overall record ... the Longhorns previously advanced all the way to the state championship game during his junior campaign as part of a 12-2 season ... garnered All-District 11-6A first team honors as a senior and second team accolades as a junior … recognized as an honorable mention Academic All-State honoree for his work in the classroom as a senior … consensus three-star prospect by the likes of 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … listed as the No. 74 recruit in the DFW area by the Dallas Morning News … committed to Texas Tech the same night Joey McGuire was named the Red Raiders’ new head coach due to their mutual Cedar Hill connections … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Kansas State and SMU, among others.
PERSONAL
Harvey Dyson III ... son of Harvey Dyson Jr. and Bianca Johnson ... has one younger sister, Zoe’ … a university studies major at Texas Tech.