Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 |
#5
Mike Tyler
Sophomore tight end for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Columbia, SC
Returning to South Carolina for 2026
The numbers
7
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 1 TD · 2.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 7 yds, 1 TD, vs Kent State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2025.
Mike Tyler
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at South Carolina. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 3 receptions against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
7 REC YDS · 3 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Hammond School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shane Beamer, all run-leaning offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 7.0 YDS/g, 2.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
The tight end room · South Carolina
- #87Brady Hunt168 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Maurice Brown II24 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Max Drag19 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Mike Tyler13 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Reno Roehmno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology