Tyler Onyedim: DT · Texas A&M · #11.
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Tyler Onyedim
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Matt Campbell and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Notre Dame — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 48 | 19 | 9.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 33 | 15 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 42 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 138 | 56 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-22vs Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-40@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 16-10vs Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-9vs Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ No. 20 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ No. 19 Missouri | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-30vs South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ No. 16 Texas | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Bowl | L 3-10vs No. 10 Miami | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 19 | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%9 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksHurry rate
4%2 hurries48 tackles · 9 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
407 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
48 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
The No. 1,405 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a senior.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Iowa State and Texas A&M, 138 tackles — drafted at #66 overall by the Denver Broncos.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Mike Elko.
Next stop · NFL
Denver Broncos2026 NFL rookie season
Denver Broncos2026 NFL rookie season
