Tyler Rudolph: S · Massachusetts · #4.
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Tyler Rudolph
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: James Franklin, Don Brown and Shane Montgomery. On tape: 12 tackles against UConn, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Massachusetts | 61 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 62 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 170 | 91 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 12 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-38@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-34@ Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-31vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-45vs No. 21 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-35vs Liberty | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-59@ No. 8 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-47vs UConn | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 61 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL61 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Montgomery
Pass share
40.7%
327 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
61 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #309 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Penn State and Massachusetts, 170 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Don Brown.
