Tyler Baron: DL · Miami · #9.
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Tyler Baron
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jeremy Pruitt, Josh Heupel and Mario Cristobal. The first one came in 2024: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17@ Florida | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Florida A&M | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 62-0vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-15@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-34vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-38@ California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-45@ Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-14vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 53-31vs Duke | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 23-28@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 38-42@ Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-42vs No. 18 Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 56-9
vs Florida A&M
3 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 47-point win at home against Florida A&M.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%11 TFLSack rate
14%6 sacksHurry rate
16%6 hurries38 tackles · 11 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
53.5%
489 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #79 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Tennessee and Miami, 19 sacks — drafted at #176 overall by the New York Jets.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeremy Pruitt, Josh Heupel and Mario Cristobal.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL season
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL season
