Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Massachusetts
Tyler Rudolph
S • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Waterbury, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Rudolph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Penn State • Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Tyler Rudolph built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Waterbury, CT wearing No. 4, spending time with Massachusetts and Penn State. The clearest part of Tyler Rudolph's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Tyler Rudolph, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Tyler Rudolph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 170
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Tyler Rudolph quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · S
- Career Tackles
- 170
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Thomas More · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas More · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · S 71st (top 13%) · FBS Independents 9th (top 7%) · National 375th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 62 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 61 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 38.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State to Massachusetts | P4 to G5/FCS | 73.1 | Nov 24, 2021 |
Tyler Rudolph played S for Penn State and Massachusetts. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tyler Rudolph recorded 170 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 9 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Massachusetts.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
25.3
Usage
4.5
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Wagner
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 1. Toledo: 1. Buffalo: 1. Central Connecticut: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Missouri: 0. Wagner: 1. Mississippi State: 0.5. Liberty: 0.5. Georgia: 0. UConn: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Central Connecticut: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Wagner: 7 by 39.2. Mississippi State: 6 by 30. Liberty: 5 by 25.8. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. UConn: 12 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wagner
Best efficiency game
50 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs UConn10+ tackles | L 42-47 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Georgia | L 21-59 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Liberty | L 34-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Mississippi State | L 20-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Wagner | W 35-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Missouri | L 3-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Northern Illinois | L 20-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Miami (OH) | L 20-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Central Connecticut | W 35-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Buffalo | L 3-34 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Toledo | L 23-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 14-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Rudolph story
Tyler Rudolph built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Waterbury, CT wearing No. 4, spending time with Massachusetts and Penn State. The clearest part of Tyler Rudolph's career was his defensive production: 170 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Massachusetts. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tyler Rudolph's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Massachusetts and Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler Rudolph 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
Penn State
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Massachusetts
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 8 | 28.2 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 9 | 25.7 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 5 | 25.3 | 4.5 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 1 · W 41-30
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · L 13-20
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Wagner
Week 9 · W 35-7
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Merrimack
Week 10 · W 31-21
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 7 · L 0-63
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
9 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
58.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
52.9
8 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
44.3
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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