Dylan Fairchild is a two-year starter at left guard inside Georgia's 54-46 pass-run split, downhill run scheme, predicated on inside zone and gap concepts. Fairchild has a big, broad frame with good arm length, athletic ability and power with an attacking, physical demeanor.
Fairchild excels in the run game, using an explosive first step and jolt on contact to create initial displacement as the drive man on vertical double-teams with the ability to re-leverage his hips, stay attached, and keep defenders covered up to secure rush lanes. He is a loose, fluid mover who can close ground on second-level targets to line them up and get them corralled. Fairchild flashes the ability to anticipate and come to balance against slants and exchanges across his face but lacks consistency and will find himself in awkward, disjointed positions that sap his balance.