Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ohio 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.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
3
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Tyler Friday built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Ramsey, NJ wearing No. 54, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyler Friday's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tyler Friday, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State. Tyler Friday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Tyler Friday quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Don Bosco Prep · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Don Bosco Prep · 47 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Graduate
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DE 228th (top 84%) · Big Ten 446th (top 72%) · National 3,990th (top 69%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Related Context
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Tyler Friday played DE for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Friday recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Ohio State paired 6 primary output with 13.3 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.
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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
Wisconsin
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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
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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
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
10 vs Wisconsin
Player Story
Tyler Friday story
Tyler Friday built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Ramsey, NJ wearing No. 54, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyler Friday's career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Tyler Friday's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 16.3 | 4.1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | -6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 3 · W 51-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 23-29 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulane
Week 4 · W 49-6
2
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 52-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 15 · W 34-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
24.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Ohio State
6 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage
40.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
40.7
6 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
39.5
0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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