Calvin Tyler, Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-8
Weight:
203
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
Silsbee

CAREER
• Has played in 14 games
• Enters 2021 with 124 rush yards on 30 carries. Has also returned nine kickoffs for 182 yards and made two receptions for nine yards

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in three games
• Carried the ball 15 times for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Also caught two passes for nine yards
• Scored two rushing touchdowns and ran for 29 yards on 12 carries against Utah
• Ran the ball twice for 13 yards against Arizona State in the season finale

2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in three games
• Carried the ball 12 times, tallying 68 yards rushing
• Ran the ball nine times against Cal Poly, finishing with 59 yards
• Caught one pass, for 15 yards, against Utah
• Member of the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

2018 (SOPHOMORE)
• Did not play; redshirted

2017 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in eight games
• Carried the ball three times for 11 yards, including a season-best 10-yard carry versus USC
• Served on the kickoff return team. Made nine returns for 182 yards, averaging 20.2 per. Season-long return of 24 yards achieved against Colorado State in the season opener

SILSBEE HIGH SCHOOL
• Highly-recruited among the nation’s elite programs
• Rated the No. 18 all-purpose back in the country per 247Sports
• District 10-4A and District 22-5A MVP
• Vype Southeast Texas Player of the Year
• Four-year letterman and three-year starter
• Named the 2016 Super Gold Offensive Player of the Year after compiling a school-record 2,861 rushing yards, the most in the state of Texas, and 29 touchdowns
• Rushed for a Silsbee HS record 396 yards in a game in 2016
• SuperGold MVP – regional honor
• Received the Willie Ray Smith Offensive Award, given annually to the top player in southeast Texas
• As a junior at Beaumont (Texas) Ozen High School, Tyler rushed for 1,809 yards with 24 touchdowns on 204 carries
• Also played basketball and track and field

PERSONAL
• Son of Calvin Tyler Sr. and Shuronda
• Has two sisters, Nesha and Chelsye
• NFL running back Christine Michael is his cousin
• Aspires to be a professional bull rider
• Member of the National Honor Society and multiple Silsbee HS Honor Roll member
• Studying communication