#42

Tyre West

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2025: 4 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

DL · Tennessee · Sr. · #42

6′3″ · 290 lb · Tifton, GA

CFB Index 58 · #160 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceDrafted by Detroit — Rd 7, Pick 6, #222 overall

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

7.5 TFL · 23 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 tackles, at Mississippi State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2025: 4 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Detroit in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 10 sacks — drafted at #222 overall by Detroit.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20227 games

Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Tift County

2026

Drafted by Detroitround 7, pick 222

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#165 national

CFB

College

Tennessee

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #222

Detroit · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

#222Rd 7 · Pick 6

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 38-14 over that span.

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy

2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

58Quality starter #160 of 420?

Medium confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#234 / 2975 · 91st pct

7.5

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Solo tackles#1735 / 2975 · 40th pct

Tackles#1813 / 2975 · 38th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.2
Road5g	1.6	0.9	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.9	0.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #160 of 420 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #160 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Tennessee	23	12	7.5	4.0	1	--	--
2024	Tennessee	16	8	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2023	Tennessee	17	7	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2022	Tennessee	9	7	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		65	34	20.5	10.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 72–17

vs East Tennessee State

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO

Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.

With J. Aguilar — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · J. Merklinger — 118 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 17 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week