Jeremiah Tyler
No. 33 – Houston Roughnecks
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997 (age 26)
Detroit, Michigan
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Detroit Country Day
(Beverly Hills, Michigan)
College:Princeton
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Bushnell Cup winner
  • Phil Steele FCS Fourth-Team All-America
  • Phil Steele First-Team All-Ivy

Jeremiah Tyler (born December 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Princeton University.[1]

Early life and high school

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Tyler grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Detroit Country Day School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball.

College career

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Tyler was a member of three Ivy League championship teams during his tenure with the Princeton Tigers football team from 2016 to 2021. After missing the 2017 season, his 2018 redshirt sophomore year earned him second-team All-Ivy League honors after recording 29 tackles, helping the Tigers to their first undefeated season since 1964. In his final year, he was named Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Tigers in solo tackles (49) and total tackles (58).[2]

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
6 ft 0+23 in
(1.85 m)
223 lb
(101 kg)
31+34 in
(0.81 m)
8+78 in
(0.23 m)
4.99 s 1.68 s 2.87 s 4.18 s 7.00 s 36 in
(0.91 m)
10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
16 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

Houston Gamblers

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Tyler signed as a free agent with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL on March 29, 2023.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "J.T. Tyler Bio Information - USFL". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ^ "Jeremiah Tyler - Football". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Jeremiah Tyler College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ ""J.T." to HTX: Jeremiah Tyler '22 picked up by USFL's Houston Gamblers". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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