Marcel Tyler is a defensive lineman at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 28 defensive linemen this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Tyler wins the gap play after play. Three seasons in the Western Michigan defensive front to date. On tape: 5 tackles against North Texas, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 33 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 21 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 47-14
vs Rhode Island
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Rhode Island.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry33 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Lance Taylor — 20-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #20 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Taylor.
