Player Career

Tyler Rudolph Career Story

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

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. 1

    Penn State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Massachusetts

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State04.20.90
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State012.52.50
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts828.25.38
2023 Regular SeasonMassachusetts925.76.41
2024 Regular SeasonMassachusetts525.34.5-4

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Penn State to MassachusettsP4 to G5/FCS73.1Nov 24, 2021

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

1

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