#93

Tyrell Martin

Senior defensive lineman for Eastern Michigan. 2025: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

DL · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #93

6′0″ · 290 lb · Newark, DE

CFB Index 39 · #219 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Eastern Michigan for 2026

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Tackles for loss: 73rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sack · 2025

4 TFL · 43 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Miami (OH)

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Eastern Michigan. 2025: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

Transferred from Delaware State to Eastern Michigan in 2024.

His career, year by year

Tyrell Martin

DL · Eastern Michigan · Sr · #93

Wins his gap play after play. Tyrell Martin arrived at Eastern Michigan from Delaware State. The receipt: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Central Michigan — Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 9-15 over that span.

2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #219 of 330?

Low confidenceAscending6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#736 / 2975 · 73rd pct

4.0

Tackles#804 / 2975 · 73rd pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Solo tackles#2397 / 2975 · 17th 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	4.0	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #219 of 330 interior linemen

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #18 of 43 Mid-American DLs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Eastern Michigan	43	7	4.0	1.0	--	--	--
2024	Eastern Michigan	14	4	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		57	11	4.5	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 34–31

vs Louisiana

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.

With N. Kim — 226 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.1 · 12 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 49 AVG · 56 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 27-52@ Texas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 23-28vs Long Island University	7	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 34-31vs Louisiana	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 13-24@ Central Michigan	8	2	0.5	0.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 7	W 16-10vs Northern Illinois	4	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 30-44@ Miami (OH)	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 21-28vs Ohio	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 27-21vs Bowling Green	7	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 24-9@ Ball State	5	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 21-31vs Western Michigan	5	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		43	7	4.0	1.0	—

How he plays

Play style

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

10 games

43Tackles

7Solo

4TFL

1Sacks

0Pass def.

0INT

43 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.

Week 81 sack

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.

2026 Outlook

Eastern Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Eastern Michigan

Returning around him

Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Miguel Jackson’s 2022 season.

Miguel Jackson

89%match

Charlotte · 2022

Jordan Branch

Middle Tennessee · 2023

88%

Chidozie Nwankwo

Houston · 2022

87%

Cole Daniels

Old Dominion · 2024

87%

TJ Rayam

Boston College · 2021

86%

Matches Miguel on

Weight

TFL rate

Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chidozie Nwankwo's junior season at Houston (2022).

Chidozie Nwankwo

90%match

Houston · 2022

Carlos Allen

Houston · 2025

87%

Garrison Walker

New Mexico · 2024

82%

James Tomasi

Air Force · 2024

82%

Mosiah Nasili-Kite

Maryland · 2022

80%

Matches Chidozie on

Class year

Hurry rate

TFL rate

Player DNA

Players who play like Tyrell Martin

Nate Martey

Arkansas State · 2024

86%

Tim Hardiman

Arkansas State · 2024

85%

George Wolo

Buffalo · 2025

84%

Naki Fahina

New Mexico State · 2024

79%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

20249 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

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