Tyrek Funderburk: CB · App State · #2.
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Tyrek Funderburk
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Came to App State by way of Richmond. The first one came in 2023: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 7 tackles against James Madison, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 8 passes defended. 4 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 | App State | 47 | 28 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4 |
| Career | 47 | 28 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs Gardner-Webb | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 34-40@ No. 17 North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-28vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-22@ Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-40@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-38vs Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-9vs Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-14@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23@ No. 18 James Madison | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 55-27vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-49@ Troy | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 28 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 55-27
2 interceptions · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Georgia Southern.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this season47 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road7g | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
47.3%
470 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at App State, 47 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
