Tyler Narayan is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Navy.
Narayan holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons in the Navy defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Air Force — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-11vs Temple | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-44vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-18@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-7@ Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-17vs Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-35vs No. 25 Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-20@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 51-17
vs Charlotte
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Charlotte.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%1 sackTFL rate
12%2 TFL13 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Brian Newberry, all run-heavy, slow tempo offenses — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
23.6%
179 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
194 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
