Dylan Laube (born December 14, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats.

Dylan Laube
No. 23 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-12-14) December 14, 1999 (age 24)
Westhampton, New York, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Westhampton Beach (NY)
College:New Hampshire (2018–2023)
NFL draft:2024 / round: 6 / pick: 208
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Laube was born in Westhampton, New York.[1] He attended Westhampton Beach High School where he played football and lacrosse.[2] He totaled 120 career touchdowns, including a Long Island-record 47 scores as a senior while helping the school win their first Long Island class title.[3][4] He ran for 2,680 yards as a senior and was named the Hansen Award winner as best player in Suffolk.[3][5]

In his high school career, Laube recorded 687 rush attempts for 6,495 yards and 101 touchdowns while having 64 receptions for 1,234 yards and 14 touchdowns, with five additional touchdowns off kickoff returns.[3] He was chosen All-USA New York by USA Today, played in the Empire Challenge All-Star Game and was named All-Long Island by Newsday.[2] Despite his accomplishments, he only received one athletic scholarship offer, from the FCS New Hampshire Wildcats, which he accepted.[6][7]

College career

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Laube redshirted as a true freshman at University of New Hampshire in 2018, appearing in three games.[2] The following year, he totaled 63 rushes for 285 yards, 28 receptions for 412 yards and 29 kick returns for 675 yards in 10 games, having 1,372 all-purpose yards while scoring five touchdowns.[8] He was selected second-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele for his performance.[2] He had eight rushes for 33 yards and four catches for 10 yards in one game in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[2]

In 2021, Laube totaled 79 rush attempts for 501 yards with four touchdowns and 22 catches for 203 yards and another score.[1] He earned seven All-America honors in 2022 after rushing for 1,205 yards, recording 464 receiving yards and scoring 17 total touchdowns.[9] He was team captain and had 715 rushing yards, 699 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior in 2023 while repeating as an All-American.[2][10] He was the FCS leader in all-purpose yards-per-game in his final two seasons.[11] Laube declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[12] He was invited to play at the East–West Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl,[13][10] and received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine.[14]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+78 in
(1.77 m)
206 lb
(93 kg)
29+38 in
(0.75 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
4.54 s 1.52 s 2.64 s 4.02 s 6.84 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[15][16]

Laube was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 6th round (208th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.[17] Laube fumbled his first career carry in a 32-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6 of his rookie season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dylan Laube". ESPN. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dylan Laube". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sarra, Gregg (December 4, 2017). "Westhampton's spectacular halfback Dylan Laube shares Hansen Award". Newsday. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Riley, Cailin (November 28, 2017). "Once In A Lifetime: A Closer Look At The Rise, And Future, Of Westhampton Beach's Dylan Laube". 27East.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Sarra, Gregg (December 2, 2017). "Dylan Laube or Jeremy Ruckert for Hansen Award? Two deserving candidates, one tough call". Newsday. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Marshall, Jonathan (November 14, 2023). "UNH senior running back Dylan Laube closer to NFL dreams". WMUR-TV. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Brown, Roger (September 20, 2023). "And to think, UNH wasn't sold on Laube — at first". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Laube Named HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Honorable Mention". New Hampshire Wildcats. December 17, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Wilson, Ryan (September 12, 2023). "2024 NFL Draft: Prospects to know from Week 2, including a rising Pac-12 QB, Christian McCaffrey's brother". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "UNH football star Dylan Laube to play in 2024 Senior Bowl". The Portsmouth Herald. November 16, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Sobleski, Brent (December 15, 2023). "2024 NFL Draft: Small-School Prospects Who Could Rise Up Draft Boards This Offseason". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Keegan, Desirée (December 19, 2023). "Dylan Laube Declares for 2024 NFL Draft". 27East.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Talbot, Damond (November 8, 2023). "New Hampshire Senior Running Back Dylan Laube gets an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl game". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Herder, Sam (January 26, 2024). "FCS Players Invited To The 2024 NFL Combine". HERO Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "Dylan Laube Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Dylan Laube College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  17. ^ Mosher, Marcus (April 27, 2024). "Raiders select New Hampshire RB Dylan Laube at pick No. 208". Raiders Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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