Yo'Heinz Tyler

#6 · WR · Sr. · Ball State6′3″ · 204 lb · New Orleans, LA · Warren Easton

Yo'Heinz Tyler: WR · Ball State · #6.

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Yo'Heinz Tyler

WR · Ball State · Sr · #6

Moves the chains on third down. Fifth year in the same receiving corps at Ball State. The first one came in 2020: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 73 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Northern Illinois — Week 5, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Ball State in the news

Ball State coach criticizes CFP leadersYahoo Sports Oct 30
SGA calls for removal of Board chairOct 29
Ball State SGA seeks trustee chair removalOct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Ball State	48	430	9.0	1	23
2021	Ball State	49	487	9.9	6	27
2020	Ball State	42	607	14.5	8	64
2019	Ball State	27	504	18.7	5	40
2018	Ball State	14	226	16.1	2	63
Career		180	2,254	12.5	22	64

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-59@ Tennessee	5	62	12.4	0	19
Wk 2	L 30-37vs Western Michigan	5	52	10.4	1	23
Wk 3	W 31-0vs Murray State	4	35	8.8	0	16
Wk 4	L 23-34@ Georgia Southern	9	65	7.2	0	16
Wk 5	W 44-38vs Northern Illinois	7	73	10.4	0	18	Season-high 73 yds
Wk 6	W 17-16@ Central Michigan	5	46	9.2	0	17
Wk 7	W 25-21vs UConn	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	W 27-20@ Kent State	2	15	7.5	0	8
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Toledo	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 12	L 18-32vs Ohio	5	44	8.8	0	16
Wk 13	L 17-18@ Miami (OH)	3	21	7.0	0	9
Total		48	430	9.0	1	23

Signature game

Week 1 · 2022

L 10-59

at Tennessee

5 rec · 62 yds

With J. Paddock — 269 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 31.2 · L. Borrow — 41 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.70John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 23 yds to the BALLST 48 for a WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Andre Carter) to the WMich 33 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.41John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 19 yds to the BalSt 44 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.31John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 14 yds to the Tenn 38 for a
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.26John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 16 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.15John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 8 yds to the BalSt 42 for a
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.08John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 8 yds to the WMich 39 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Murray State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.99John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 6 yds to the BalSt 45 for a
Week 7 · UConn · 4th and 7 · Q1 · EPA −1.56John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 6 yds to the UConn 31
Week 5 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.49John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 16 yds to the BalSt 44 for a
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.46John Paddock pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 11 yds Yo'Heinz Tyler fumbled, recovered by WMich Braden Fiske

Teams and coaches

5 seasons under Mike Neu — 27-30 over that span.

2018Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Ball State7-1HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 43 (#271 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

43Rotational starter #271 of 488 · 2022?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#546 / 636 · 14th pct

65.7%

TD rate#548 / 636 · 14th pct

1.5%

Yards / catch#548 / 636 · 14th pct

8.9

EPA / target#563 / 636 · 12th pct

0.28

Explosive rate#616 / 636 · 3rd pct

1.5%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#135 / 550 · 75th pct

Rec yards#265 / 550 · 52nd pct

430

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#513 / 550 · 7th pct

9.0

Long catch#527 / 550 · 4th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

13th → 12th percentile

Explosive rate

23rd → 3rd percentile

Catch rate

11th → 14th percentile

TD rate

46th → 14th percentile

Yards / catch

25th → 14th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.6	43.2	8.9	0.2
Road6g	4.2	35.7	8.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	49.3	9.2	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	21.2	7.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Neu

Pass share

54.1%

481 pass / 408 run

Plays / game

74.1

12 games

Team sack rate

2.4%

490 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

48 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

43 · #271 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #271 at the position.

Yo'Heinz Tyler

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Ball State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

48 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Ball State

2018 7 games

2020 7 games