Jeremiah Tyler

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Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Country Day

2021: Second-Team Stats Perform FCS All-America honors … Phil Steele FCS Fourth-Team All-America ... Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year … Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award Finalist … Phil Steele First-Team All-Ivy ... First-Team All-Ivy … Led the squad in solo tackles (49) and total tackles (58), contributing six tackles for loss and six pass breakups … Had six stops at Penn …Recovered a fumble for a touchdown at Cornell ... Collected 12 tackles including 10 solo at Harvard ... Dropped in 11 tackles including 10 solo at Brown ... Contributed six tackles at Monmouth ... Posted a sack and three tackles for a loss vs. Columbia ... Had a sack vs. Stetson ... 2019: one of two finalists for the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year ... earned first-team All-Ivy League honors unanimously … 62 tackles, with 24 unassisted … 14.5 tackles for loss for 41 yards … 3.5 sacks for 15 yards … one fumble recovered against Brown … one interception returned for 26 yards against Harvard … also had six tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack to earn Ivy Defensive Player of the Week honors ... one quarterback hurry in Butler opener … 3 passes defensed… 2018: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors after recording 29 tackles, including five for losses, and two interceptions during Princeton's first perfect season since 1964 … had at least one tackle in each of Princeton's last nine games, including six in 29-21 win at Harvard; had critical fourth-down tackle in second half when Harvard could have taken the lead … recorded interceptions in wins over Cornell and Yale; latter came on Yale's first possession and helped Princeton open a 14-0 lead within the first minute … had four tackles in 14-9 comeback win over #20 Dartmouth in pivotal November showdown … helped Princeton post the nation's #4 scoring defense and the #7 defense against the run. 2017: missed season. 2016: recorded 14 tackles and scored one of the biggest touchdowns of the year during Princeton's Ivy League championship season … returned a blocked punt 14 yards for a TD to open the scoring in a 28-0 win over Ivy co-champion Penn … recorded three tackles and a sack in Ivy-clinching 38-21 victory over Dartmouth … recorded first career sack in win over Brown … had multiple tackles in Princeton's final three games … helped Tigers lead the Ivy League in scoring (16.4), total (317.6), and rushing (80.1) defense.

Before Princeton:
Detroit Country Day: Earned first-team all-state honors while playing defensive end, outside linebacker, running back and fullback … member of the Detroit Dream Team … recorded 203 tackles, 24.5 sacks, 30 tackles for loss, 10 deflections and five forced fumbles over last two seasons … led Detroit Country Day to both district and regional titles … two-time captain for both football and baseball teams … led baseball team to district title … also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Son of Gerald and Marjorie Tyler … has two older siblings, Gerald and Gaylin … enjoys singing, video games and movies … interested in studying sports law.