Player Dossier

2018-2022

Ohio State

Tyler Friday

DE • 6'3" • 264 lbs • Ramsey, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tyler Friday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.6

Efficiency

5.6

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

6.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tyler Friday, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State. Tyler Friday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 7.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

5.6

Usage

0.6

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Indiana: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 0 by 10. Indiana: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4
First Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

10 vs Wisconsin

Result
Sat 11/12vs IndianaW 56-1410000
Sat 9/24vs WisconsinW 52-2100001
Sat 9/10vs Arkansas StateW 45-1211000
Sat 9/3vs Notre DameW 21-1011000

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State216.34.1
2019 PostseasonOhio State511.943
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State511.940
2020 PostseasonOhio State07.31.4-5
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State07.31.40
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State15.60.61

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#2

Tulane

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

Clemson

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.8 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Ohio State

0 primary output · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.2

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

36.2

0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

23.8

2 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.956

Don Bosco Prep · Ramsey, NJ

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

21

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyler Friday quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
21