#58

Tyson Lee

Senior defensive lineman for Western Michigan. 2025: 3 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

DL · Western Michigan · Sr. · #58

6′2″ · 270 lb · South Bend, IN

CFB Index 27 · #339 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Western Michigan for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

The numbers

sacks · 2025

3 TFL · 15 tackles · 3 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Kennesaw State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Western Michigan. 2025: 3 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2021.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

Tyson Lee

DL · Western Michigan · Sr · #58

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Five seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. The receipt: 4 tackles against Ohio — Week 12, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning

2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

27Below cohort / limited sample #339 of 420?

Medium confidenceFading6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (89th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#291 / 2975 · 89th pct

3.0

QB hurries#457 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

Solo tackles#2282 / 2975 · 21st pct

Tackles#2386 / 2975 · 18th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th 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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
Road3g	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

27 · #339 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #339 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #26 of 43 Mid-American DLs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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	Western Michigan	15	8	3.0	3.0	--	--	--
2024	Western Michigan	26	9	2.5	1.0	5	--	--
2023	Western Michigan	16	9	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Western Michigan	4	3	1.0	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Western Michigan	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		62	29	8.5	5.0	6	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 6-23@ Michigan State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 30-33vs North Texas	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 14-13vs Toledo	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 21-3@ Massachusetts	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	W 42-0vs Ball State	1	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 12	W 17-13vs Ohio	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 14	W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 15	W 23-13vs Miami (OH)	1	0	0.5	0.5	—
Bowl	W 41-6vs Kennesaw State	4	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		15	8	3.0	3.0	—