Furman University

Honors & Awards
2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2024 — Saw playing time as a reserve in Furman’s first four games...credited with four tackles, including a sack, and a pass breakup in the season opener against Ole Miss...had a pair of tackles versus Stetson (48-7 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

2023 — Appeared in three games as a reserve and member of special teams...credited with a pair of tackles and a pass breakup...had a tackle for-loss in season opener against Tennessee Tech (45-14 win) and another tackle versus VMI (37-3 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.

2022 — Qualified for redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2022 graduate of Bartram Trail (8A) High School...football coach was Darrell Sutherland...credited with 98 tackles in 2021 leading his team to a 9-3 record...logged 107 tackles in 10 games in 2020 campaign that saw Bartram Trail go 11-3 and advance four rounds into the state playoffs...member of four district championship teams...two-time all-conference selection...also played basketball.

Personal: Full name is Dylan Chukwudi Chiedo..born May 30, 2004, in Jacksonville, Florida...son of Mark and Emilia Chiedo...has a brother, Brandon, and two sisters, Ashleigh and Chelsea...health sciences major.