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A. DYSON FACTS: All-America candidate will start at left corner for a third year ... prototype DB has speed, agility, instincts and smarts ... has improved every year ... second fastest player on team ... ran 4.31 electronically timed 40 in the spring ... 40-yard series average time was 4.35 ... very quick acceleration ... 2.67 20 time is best on team and runs 1.635 10 yard dash, second on team ... 34" vertical jump.
UTAH: 1999 - Second-team all-MWC defensive back ... played and started every game at left corner ... tied for MWC lead in interceptions with 6 ... second in the league in passes defended (22) ... 17 pass breakups tied school record ... scored 2 touchdowns (1 on an interception and 1 on a blocked field goal attempt) ... 2 interceptions (1 for touchdown) against Boise State ... 2 interceptions included game-ending pick in Ute win over BYU ... pass breakup late in Las Vegas Bowl game also secured Utah victory ... had 2 pass breakups total against Fresno State in bowl game ... 41 total tackles.
1998 - Played in 10 games and started seven at left corner ... WAC defensive player of the week for Sept. 12 game vs. Louisville (4 tackles, 2 interceptions and 3 pass breakups) ... tied for team interception (3) and pass breakup (11) titles ... also caused 1 fumble and recovered 1 fumble ... 1 tackle for loss (2 yards) ... 32 total tackles ... Ute defensive player of the game vs. Louisville ... defensive MAFU club.
1997 - True freshman played in every game for special teams and five games for defense ... 10 total tackles ... 2 pass breakups ... made special teams MAFU club ... Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-state, all-area, all-region player for Clearfield High (Utah) ... Clearfield's defensive player of the year and team captain ... set school record in 40-yard dash (4.41) ... also played soccer and basketball ... second-team all-state soccer player ... was on Little League national football champion team in 1993.
PERSONAL: Son of Steve Dyson and Susan Hall ... parents both attended Utah State (mother also went to Weber State) ... father played football and basketball at USU ... brother Kevin was an all-WAC wide receiver for Utah and a first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans in 1997 ... Kevin started for Tennessee in 1999 Super Bowl ... brother Patrick is a senior defensive back at Utah ... sociology major ... born May 25, 1979.
| YEAR | G/GS | UT | AT | TOT | TFL | INT | PBU |
| 1997 | 11/0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 10/7 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 11 |
| 1999 | 11/11 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 1-1 | 6-57 | 17 |
| Totals | 22/18 | 52 | 31 | 84 | 2-3 | 8-57 | 30 |
