Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2025: Started in eight of 10 games played as a true freshman … is the Trailblazers’ top returning tackler with 60 total stops (t-22^nd UAC) with 22 solo tackles, along with 4.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, and two PBUs … registered at least five tackles in six of his 10 games, highlighted by a career-high 12 vs. Tarleton State (10/11) … tallied 10 total tackles and one sack in his collegiate debut vs. UC Davis (8/30) … racked up nine stops and one TFL at Idaho (9/13) earned Academic All-WAC honors. 
 
Before Utah Tech: Earned two varsity football letters at San Jacinto High School, where he garnered 2024 first team all-league, league defensive MVP, all-CIF D2 and all-Inland Empire honors … finished his senior season with 84 total tackles (36 solo), along with 10.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks and three interceptions in 10 games … closed out his two-year varsity career with 151 total tackles and 12.0 TFLs … also lettered in basketball and was a second team all-league pick.    

More on Daylen: Born in Fontana, California … parents are Dorian Love and Tristin Meadors … also recruited by Western Colorado … favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers … favorite player is Odell Beckham Jr. … favorite musician is Drake … favorite food is fried chicken … currently majoring in kinesiology.

Why Daylen chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech because it felt like home when I first got here. The coaches were great, as were the players I met. It was a new program and was still building and I believed I could help improve it.”