Tyler Van Dyke

#16 · QB · Sr. · SMU6′4″ · 230 lb · Glastonbury, CT · Suffield Academy

Tyler Van Dyke is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Wisconsin.

Van Dyke operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Manny Diaz, Jess Simpson, Mario Cristobal and Luke Fickell. ACC Quarterback Player of the Week in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 214 passing yards and 1 passing TD against South Dakota — Week 2, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Sawyer RobertsonBaylor · 2024 · 76% season match
Connor BazelakBowling Green · 2023 · 76% season match
Jake BentleySouth Alabama · 2021 · 65% season match
Jack PlummerLouisville · 2023 · 64% season match
Carter BradleySouth Alabama · 2022 · 62% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Wisconsin	43	68	63.2%	422	6.2	1	0	120.2	28
2023	Miami	219	333	65.8%	2,703	8.1	19	12	145.6	64
2022	Miami	161	254	63.4%	1,846	7.3	10	5	133.5	56
2021	Miami	202	324	62.3%	2,931	9.0	25	6	160.1	67
2020	Miami	--	2	0.0%	--	0.0	0	0	0.0	--
Career		625	981	63.7%	7,902	8.1	55	23	145.2	60

Season	Team
2024	Wisconsin	15	26	1.7	1	9
2023	Miami	24	16	0.7	1	37
2022	Miami	30	−34	−1.1	0	9
2021	Miami	53	57	1.1	1	24
2020	Miami	1	−7	−7.0	0	--
Career		123	58	0.5	3	37

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 28-14vs Western Michigan	21/36	192	0	5.3	48.8
Wk 2	W 27-13vs South Dakota	17/27	214	1	7.9	18.0	Season-high 214 yds
Wk 3	L 10-42vs No. 4 Alabama	5/5	16	0	3.2	93.0
Total		43/68	422	1	6.2	—

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · South Dakota · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +4.90Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to C.J. Williams for 50 yds for a TD (Nathanial Vakos KICK)
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Tyler Van Dyke run for 6 yds for a TD (Nathanial Vakos KICK)
Week 2 · South Dakota · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Pauling for 21 yds to the SDAK 45 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.46Tyler Van Dyke sacked by Isaiah Green for a loss of 9 yards to the WIS 34
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.33Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Pauling for 17 yds to the WMU 29 for a
Week 2 · South Dakota · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 32 yds to the SDAK 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.13Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Bryson Green for 10 yds to the WMU 39 for a
Week 2 · South Dakota · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Jackson Acker for 7 yds to the SDAK 49 for a South Dakota Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Teven McKelvey) to the SDAK 36 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.68Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Trech Kekahuna for 14 yds to the WMU 16 for a
Week 2 · South Dakota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.67Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Trech Kekahuna for 8 yds to the WIS 23 for a South Dakota Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle on MCKELVEY, Teven enforced (Teven McKelvey) to the WIS 38 for a

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

43/68 (63.2%) · 1 TD · 0 INT

68 of 68 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

5.96119 of 205 QBs

Sack rate

4.2%63 of 205 QBs

Rarely sacked (63 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (119 of 205).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

60%of completions

26 comp5.3 yds avg

Middle

10–19 yds

30%of completions

13 comp12.3 yds avg

Deep

20+ yds

9%of completions

4 comp31.2 yds avg1 TD

Overall 63.2% completion on 68 attempts · 60% of completions gained 0–9 yds.

Teams and coaches

2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Miami7-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 61 (#41 of 140). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

61Quality starter #41 of 140 · 2023, at Miami?

2 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score, at Miami: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far.

Box-score rates

Completion %#62 / 165 · 63rd pct

63.2%

Yards / att#149 / 165 · 10th pct

6.2

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2024 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 71 dropbacks

28Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

Positive-play rate weight 24%

37.5%3rd pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -6.2% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

4.950th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -1.3 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

6.6%36th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +2.3% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (0 of 71 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home3g	141	0.3	5.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-73g	141	0.3	5.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Pass share

46.6%

365 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

65.3

12 games

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

68 pass attempts and 15 carries in 3 games

Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

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