Tyler Grubbs: LB · Tulane · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyler Grubbs
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes four seasons with an honor, the latest All-AAC in 2024. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Memphis — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tulane | 66 | 39 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Tulane | 85 | 57 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 49 | 24 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 97 | 44 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 96 | 44 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 393 | 208 | 36.5 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34vs No. 17 Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-34@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-33@ Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10vs South Florida | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-20@ UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-10vs Rice | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-37@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-3@ Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-6vs Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-0@ Navy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-34vs Memphis | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 14-35@ No. 24 Army | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 8-33vs Florida | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 39 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups66 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
37.3%
329 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #92 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisiana Tech and Tulane, 393 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Skip Holtz, Sonny Cumbie, Willie Fritz and Jon Sumrall.
