Player Career

Tyler Benz Career Story

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

Player Story

Tyler Benz story

Tyler Benz built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Park Ridge, IL wearing No. 12, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Tyler Benz's career was his passing role: 3,019 passing yards, 24 touchdown passes, 431 attempts, and 118 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Eastern Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 118 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler Benz 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

    Eastern Michigan

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2011 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan165016
2012 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1,62053.119.51,604
2013 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1,50153.512.2-119

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Toledo

Week 6 · L 16-54 · Conference game

Loss with 16 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

16

Total Offense

100 takeover

16 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

vs Army

Week 8 · W 48-38

385

Total Offense

65.2 takeover

Win with 385 yards of offense and 69.9 efficiency.

385 total offense with 69.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Rutgers

Week 3 · L 10-28

309

Total Offense

64.6 takeover

Loss with 309 yards of offense and 54.9 efficiency.

309 total offense with 54.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Toledo

Week 7 · L 47-52 · Conference game

310

Total Offense

58 takeover

Loss with 310 yards of offense and 65.7 efficiency.

310 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

#5

@ Army

Week 7 · L 25-50

236

Total Offense

57 takeover

Loss with 236 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.

236 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

1,620 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 19.5 usage

63.3

#2

2013 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

59.4

1,501 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

33.7

16 primary · 50 efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency