Former defensive end at Oklahoma State. 2022: 3 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Sachse, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 842 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive end at Oklahoma State. 2022: 3 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.
Tyler Lacy
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Fourth year in the Oklahoma State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas Tech, Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 10 sacks — drafted at #130 overall by Jacksonville.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 35-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (90th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #329 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 27 | 12 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 34 | 21 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 32 | 19 | 8.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 20 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 113 | 59 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022
W 41–34
vs Texas
3 TOT · 1 PD · 1 QB HUR
Edged out Texas at home in a shootout.
With S. Sanders — 391 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.3 · 43 rush yds (11 car) · T. Hutton — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-44vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-25@ Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-31vs Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-43@ TCU | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs Texas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-48@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 8.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Player DNA
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tyler Lacy’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jonah Pace's senior season at Central Michigan (2024).
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Player DNA