Usage / Role
25%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2019-2023Minnesota
Sean Tyler
RB • 5'8" • 185 lbs • Richton Park, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Sean Tyler leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
19192021212223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan • Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Sean Tyler built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Richton Park, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Sean Tyler's career was his...
Read the story3★
- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Sean Tyler, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Sean Tyler leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,415
- Rushing yards
- 3,072
- Receiving yards
- 343
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Sean Tyler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,415
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rich Township · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Rich Township · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 247 scrimmage yards · RB 314th (top 45%) · Big Ten 90th (top 33%) · National 931st (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 423 | 386 | 37 | 5 | 34.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 4 | 331 | 263 | 68 | 2 | 55.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 153 | 146 | 7 | 2 | 73.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 1,111 | 1,004 | 107 | 13 | 73.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 1,138 | 1,027 | 111 | 10 | 78.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 247 | 242 | 5 | 0 | 29.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Sean Tyler
Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan to Minnesota | G5/FCS to P4 | 80.3 | Nov 30, 2022 |
Sean Tyler played RB for Western Michigan and Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sean Tyler recorded 3,072 rushing yards, 343 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 1,138 primary output with 50.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 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 Western Michigan, Minnesota.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. 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.
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.5
Efficiency
33.9
Usage
10.9
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 41. Eastern Michigan: 93. North Carolina: 15. Louisiana: 47. Michigan: 16. Iowa: 23. Michigan State: -6. Illinois: 0. Purdue: 3. Ohio State: 1. Wisconsin: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 10 by 42.7. Eastern Michigan: 17 by 57. North Carolina: 5 by 16.7. Louisiana: 10 by 49. Michigan: 6 by 27.8. Iowa: 9 by 26.6. Michigan State: 3 by 6.3. Purdue: 1 by 31.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 72.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.6 · Games = 5 · +31.4 vs Losses
Losses8.2 · Games = 6 · -31.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
72.9 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Wisconsin | L 14-28 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Ohio State | L 3-37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Purdue | L 30-49 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Illinois | L 26-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State | W 27-12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -2 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Iowa | W 12-10 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Michigan | L 10-52 | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Louisiana | W 35-24 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ North Carolina | L 13-31 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 25-6 | 17 | 93 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Nebraska | W 13-10 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | — | — | 4.1 |
Player Story
Sean Tyler story
Sean Tyler built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Richton Park, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Sean Tyler's career was his backfield work: 3,072 rushing yards, 556 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 343 receiving yards across 53 career games in the available record. His career also includes 343 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 1,007 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sean Tyler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Minnesota
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 435 | 46.1 | 9.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 435 | 46.1 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 331 | 56.7 | 24.3 | -104 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 1,264 | 63.4 | 23.4 | 933 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1,264 | 63.4 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1,138 | 50.9 | 34.9 | -126 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 247 | 33.9 | 10.9 | -891 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 11 · W 41-38 · Conference game
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147
Scrimmage Yards
93.5 takeover
147 scrimmage yards and 46.5 usage.
#2
vs Akron
Week 11 · W 45-40 · Conference game
172
Scrimmage Yards
93.4 takeover
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
172 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 12 · W 12-10 · Conference game
177
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
177 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 7 · W 64-31 · Conference game
169
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 1 · W 52-24 · Postseason
153
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
153 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
1,138 primary output · 50.9 efficiency · 34.9 usage
78.9
#2
2021 Postseason · Western Michigan
73.7
1,264 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan
73.7
1,264 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Sean Tyler
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.