Tyler Potts: DB · Ball State · #4.
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Tyler Potts
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Ball State since. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 26 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-44@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-45@ No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Indiana State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-40vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-3vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-17vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFL27 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Mike Neu — 18-30 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
39.4%
304 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #79 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ball State, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
