| Dylan Laube | |
| Number: | 23 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Current Team: | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Westhampton, New York, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 208 |
| High School: | Westhampton Beach (NY) |
| College: | New Hampshire (2018–2023) |
| Draftyear: | 2024 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 208 |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Pfr: | L/LaubDy00 |
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.
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.[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. 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. Despite his accomplishments, he only received one athletic scholarship offer, from the FCS New Hampshire Wildcats, which he accepted.[6] [7]
Laube redshirted as a true freshman at New Hampshire in 2018, appearing in three games. 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. He had eight rushes for 33 yards and four catches for 10 yards in one game in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.
In 2021, Laube totaled 79 rush attempts for 501 yards with four touchdowns and 22 catches for 203 yards and another score. 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.[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] and received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine.[14]
Laube was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 6th round (208th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.[15]