Daylyn Diston

Position:
Defensve Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lake Butler, Fla.
High School:
Union County
Major:
University Studies

Sophomore in the classroom that has four years of athletic eligibility remaining … Earned first varsity letter in 2023 … Officially signed with East Carolina on Feb. 1st, 2023 … Appeared in four games booking one stop (assisted).

2023: Played in four games during initial year with the program before receiving redshirt … Logged 26 snaps (5 defense, 21 special teams) … Credited with one tackle against Gardner-Webb (assisted) in collegiate debut … Appeared in games against Gardner-Webb, SMU, Charlotte, UTSA.

High School: Two-way player and three-year varsity member under head coach Andrew Thomas … Helped Union County to a three-year 30-8 composite record which included a Class 1A semifinal appearance in the state playoffs in 2021 … Appeared in 27 games over three-year career as a safety and wide receiver/running back … Tallied 62 stops (20 solo) with five TFLs and one sack … Intercepted nine career passes (275 return yards) with 11 pass breakups … Returned three picks for touchdowns (two in 2021) … Caused a pair of fumbles and recovered one fumble … Rushed 64 times for 456 yards (7.1 ypr) with six scores and one 100-plus yard game … Hauled down 59 passes for 987 yards (16.7 ypc) with 10 touchdowns … In all, scored 19 career touchdowns (3 INTs, 10 rec, 6 rush) for 114 points (4.2 ppg) … Closed out prep career earning Small School First-Team All-Area honors in the secondary from Mainstreet Daily News, while garnering honorable mention accolades as a wide receiver … Also collected All-First Coast honors from the Times-Union after helping the Tigers to an 8-3 record … Defensively he booked 25 tackles (19 solo) and tallied 4.0 TFLs with one sack … Picked off three passes for 133 yards (44.3 yards per INT) to go along with five pass breakups, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and one sack … Rushed 24 times for 57 yards (2.4 ypr), while hauling down 43 passes for 605 yards and four touchdowns … As a junior was a two-way player that helped Lake Butler to a 13-1 overall record and made a deep run in Florida’s 1A playoffs … Caught 16 passes for 382 yards and six touchdowns … Also rushed 36 times for 378 yards and five scores … Defensively, racked up 36 tackles (22 solo) and picked off six passes (142 yards) while being credited with six pass breakups … Returned two interceptions (51 and 85 yards) for touchdowns against Hilliard in a 52-14 regional semifinal win … Also ran six timed for 54 yards versus Hilliard … Rushed for 111 yards on six carries (18.5 ypr) with a pair of scores in a 45-12 win over Williston, while catching one pass for a 45-yard touchdown … For his performance against Williston, he was named the Gainesville Sun’s Freak of the Week … Named All-Area Small School Player-of-the-Year by The Gainesville Sun … Also earned Florida Class 1A First-Team All-State honors from FloridaHSFotball.com … Appeared in two games as a sophomore rushing four times for 21 yards and a touchdown … Credited with one tackle (solo) on defense … Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite … Chose East Carolina over Akron, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Navy, Temple, Troy, Western Kentucky and others … Majoring in university studies at East Carolina.