Player Story
Tyler Sumpter story
Tyler Sumpter built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a placekicker from Hoover, AL wearing No. 35, spending time with Troy and West Virginia. The clearest part of Tyler Sumpter's career was his field-position work: 245 punts, 10,339 punting yards, and 52 punts inside the 20 across 59 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 10 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 59 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler Sumpter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.