Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/27Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Sean Tyler
Sean Tyler: RB · Minnesota · #2.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sean Tyler
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Tim Lester and P.J. Fleck. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2022. On tape: 93 rushing yards against Eastern Michigan, Week 2, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Minnesota in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota | 61 | 242 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 209 | 1,027 | 4.9 | 7 | 63 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 178 | 1,150 | 6.5 | 9 | 70 |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 40 | 263 | 6.6 | 2 | 29 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 68 | 390 | 5.7 | 5 | 61 |
| Career | 556 | 3,072 | 5.5 | 23 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 12 | 111 | 9.2 | 1 | 76 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 14 | 114 | 8.1 | 2 | 30 |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 47 | 343 | 7.3 | 3 | 76 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Nebraska | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-6vs Eastern Michigan | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ No. 20 North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-52vs No. 2 Michigan | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 12-10@ No. 24 Iowa | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-12vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-27vs Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-49@ Purdue | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-37@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-28vs Wisconsin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 61 | 242 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 25-6
93 rush yds (17 car)
With D. Taylor — 193 rush yds (33 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 13 yds · A. Kaliakmanis — 117 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.9 · 10 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.19Sean Tyler run for no gain to the EMU 30 Sean Tyler fumbled, recovered by EMU Justin Jefferson
- Week 9 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.38Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Sean Tyler for a loss of 8 yards to the MINN 35
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Sean Tyler run for 19 yds to the EMU 31 TEAM fumbled, recovered by MINN for a
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.70Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Sean Tyler for 13 yds to the UNC 47 for a
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +1.36Sean Tyler run for 11 yds to the NEB 29
- Week 8 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.28Sean Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 48
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.16Sean Tyler run for no gain to the MINN 43
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −1.12Sean Tyler run for a loss of 2 yards to the MINN 38
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA −0.96Sean Tyler run for no gain to the MINN 43
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.86Sean Tyler run for 12 yds to the EMU 20 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
61 of 61 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
33%61 carriesFumble rate
6.6%4 of 61 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
17 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
8 carries
0 of 3 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 61 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning
2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning
2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 30.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 39.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
61 carries and 4 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
28 · #308 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 Minnesota FleckYear 5 · 11 games
- Nov 2022 Entered the transfer portalWestern Michigan to Minnesota
- 2022 Western Michigan LesterYear 4 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2021 Western Michigan LesterYear 3 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2020 Western Michigan LesterYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Western Michigan LesterYear 1 · 13 games
- High school Rich TownshipOlympia Fields, IL · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 1,613 in the 2019 class. Signed with Western Michigan.
Moves
- Transferred from Western Michigan to Minnesota, Nov 30, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Western Michigan and Minnesota, 3,072 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
2019 13 games
- Signed with Western MichiganThree-star, out of Rich Township
2021 12 games
- All-MACsecond
2022 12 games
- All-MACsecond
2023 11 games
- Transferred to Minnesotafrom Western Michigan
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2022
Western Michigan
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Lester and P.J. Fleck.