Trey Dishon

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
311
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Horton, Kan.
High School:
Horton

CAREER HONORS
• 2017 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• 2017 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2016 Second Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Athlon)

CAREER: A four-year starter who became a team leader... Started all 50 career games played over his four year career, including a streak of 48 to close out his career... Only missed start was as a redshirt freshman due to an injury... Finished career with 8.0 sacks, half of which came against in-state rival Kansas.

2019: Started all 13 games, setting career highs in tackles (30) and tackles for loss (5.5) while tying his career high in sacks (3.0)... Finished career with a career-high six tackles in the 2019 Liberty Bowl against Navy, a game in which he also set a career high in solo stops (5)... Tied his career high in TFLs (2.0) and sacks (2.0) against Kansas... Also had a sack at Mississippi State and full TFLs against Oklahoma State and Navy... Served as a team captain.

2018: Started all 12 games, carding a career-high 26 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup... Had a career-high tying four tackles on three occasions – vs. UTSA, at Oklahoma and at TCU... His sack was for an eight-yard loss at Baylor, while he batted down a pass against South Dakota... Also recorded a TFL against Texas Tech.

2017: Started all 13 games, finishing the year with 21 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a sack en route to Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades from the league’s coaches... Also batted away three passes... Set a career high with four tackles against TCU, while he had three in the season opener against Central Arkansas... Tied his career best with 2.0 TFLs at Oklahoma State, which included a sack... A Second Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

2016: Saw action in 12 games – all starts – totaling 18 tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks... Had 3.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks over a two-game stretch against Baylor and Kansas, including a career-high 2.0 sacks against the Jayhawks... Set a career high with three tackles at Oklahoma, a mark he equaled against Kansas... Also had two stops against Iowa State, Baylor and Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl... Recorded a pass breakup and a forced fumble during his rookie campaign... Earned Big 12 All-Freshman accolades from Athlon.

2015: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Horton under head coach Nick Dowell... Helped lead the Chargers to a 7-2 record and an appearance in the state playoffs... An All-Kansas 3A selection by the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle... Also earned honorable mention all-state honors in 2013... Earned first team all-league honors as a defensive lineman, tight end and kicker... Selected to play in the 2015 Kansas Shrine Bowl... Also lettered in basketball – earning all-state honors – track and field, and powerlifting, winning the 2013 Class 3A Championship for the 242-pound weight class.

PERSONAL: Kenneth Greggory Dishon III was born May 18, 1997, in Atchison, Kansas... Son of Gregg and Kim Dishon... Has two sisters, Ashley and Kayla... Earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences in May 2019.