Amir Tyler: S · Temple · #3.
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Amir Tyler
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Temple: Ed Foley and Rod Carey. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Cincinnati — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-61@ Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Akron | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-28vs Boston College | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7vs Wagner | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-31vs Memphis | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-52@ No. 5 Cincinnati | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-45@ East Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 8-37vs No. 17 Houston | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ Tulsa | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38vs Navy | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 49 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL69 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
50.3%
363 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
60.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
69 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Temple, 155 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
