Willie Tyler

Height:
6-6
Weight:
320
Position:
OL
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Racine, Wisc.
High School:
Racine Lutheran

Previous School(s): Played at Rutgers for his senior season… played in 11 games with nine starts at left tackle... honored on Senior Day against No. 11 Penn... helped the offense total 460 yards at Michigan State… part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana... helped offense rush for 212 yards in Rutgers debut at Boston College… started nine games at left tackle as a junior at Louisiana Monroe… enrolled at Texas for two seasons... did not play his junior year (2020)… did not see game action as a sophomore but was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2019… played his freshman year at Iowa Western CC… transitioned to offensive line… helped Iowa Western to a 10-1 overall record, including a win in the Graphic Edge Bowl.

High School: Played predominantly as a defensive lineman with limited time on the offensive line in high school… named first-team All-Racine County as a defensive lineman in 2016 … chosen first-team All-Metro Classic Conference… recorded 45 tackles, including 23 solo, 11 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, three blocked kicks and two interceptions as a senior… helped Racine Lutheran to a 5-4 overall record, including a 4-2 conference mark, and an appearance in the Division 6 playoffs in 2016… played in just three games as a junior in 2015 because of a foot injury… transferred to Racine Lutheran for sophomore year in 2014 and was part of the defensive line rotation … helped Racine Lutheran to a 6-4 overall record, including a 4-3 conference mark, and an appearance in the Division 6 playoffs in 2014 … attended Case High School in Racine in 2013 and played on the freshman team … also played basketball and threw discus and shot put.