Player Career

Tyler Vander Waal Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tyler Vander Waal story

Tyler Vander Waal built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a quarterback from Elk Grove, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Wyoming. The clearest part of Tyler Vander Waal's career was his passing role: 1,822 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, and 342 attempts across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Wyoming. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wyoming.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler Vander Waal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wyoming

    2018-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWyoming1,24748.518.9
2019 Regular SeasonWyoming49345.810.2-754

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nevada

Week 2

Game with 101 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.

101

Total Offense

76.4 takeover

101 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.

#2

@ UNLV

Week 1

112

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Game with 112 yards of offense and 51.6 efficiency.

112 total offense with 51.6 efficiency.

#3

vs Air Force

Week 12 · W 35-27 · Conference game

247

Total Offense

74.9 takeover

Win with 247 yards of offense and 63.4 efficiency.

247 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Wofford

Week 3 · W 17-14

237

Total Offense

74.1 takeover

Win with 237 yards of offense and 52.2 efficiency.

237 total offense with 52.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 2

158

Total Offense

70 takeover

Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

158 total offense with 40 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Wyoming

1,247 primary output · 48.5 efficiency · 18.9 usage

64.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Wyoming

37.9

493 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 10.2 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency