Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Northwestern
Tyler Lancaster
DL • 6'4" • 315 lbs • Romeoville, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Lancaster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Tyler Lancaster built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Tyler Lancaster's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Tyler Lancaster, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Tyler Lancaster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Tyler Lancaster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Plainfield · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Plainfield · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DL 70th (top 10%) · Big Ten 103rd (top 17%) · National 1,003rd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 26 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.5 |
Related Context
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Tyler Lancaster played DL for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Lancaster recorded 5 rushing yards and 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northwestern paired 16.5 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
6.7
Consistency
52.2
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0.5. Nevada: 2. Duke: 3. Bowling Green: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 0. Michigan State: 1. Nebraska: 2. Purdue: 1. Minnesota: 2. Illinois: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 13.3. Nevada: 4 by 36.7. Duke: 5 by 50.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 36.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 2 by 13.3. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 5 by 40.8. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Minnesota: 3 by 32.5. Illinois: 3 by 27.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Kentucky | W 24-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Illinois | W 42-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 39-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State | W 39-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Maryland | W 37-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Penn State | L 7-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 49-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ DukeSplash game | L 17-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 31-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Lancaster story
Tyler Lancaster built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Tyler Lancaster's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler Lancaster's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 4.5 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4.5 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 16.5 | 25.5 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 16.5 | 25.5 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 10 · L 7-21 · Conference game
Loss 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
@ Duke
Week 2 · L 17-41
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 1 · W 31-20
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 3 · W 49-7
2
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
16.5 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
58.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
58.5
16.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
23.1
4.5 primary · 16.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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