Tyler Batty
_(cropped).jpg) Batty with BYU in 2024 | |
| BYU Cougars – No. 92 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Nutritional Science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 2, 2000 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 273 lb (124 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Payson (Payson, Utah) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tyler Batty (born May 2, 2000)[1] is an American college football defensive end for the BYU Cougars.
Early life
[edit]Batty attended Payson High School in Payson, Utah, and committed to play college football for the BYU Cougars.[2]
College career
[edit]In his first three seasons from 2020 to 2022, Batty recorded 108 tackles with 17.5 being for a loss, nine and a half sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[3] In week 3 of the 2023 season, he notched nine tackles with one and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery as he helped BYU beat Arkansas 38-31.[4] For his performance, Batty was named the Big 12 Conference defensive player of the week.[5] In the regular season finale versus Oklahoma State, he gained 36 yards on a fake punt reception.[6] Batty finished the 2023 season notching 57 tackles with nine going for a loss, five and a half sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery,[7] earning second-team all-Big 12 honors.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Batty Defensive Line - EDGE BYU". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Gonzalez, Norma (April 19, 2020). "BYU lineman Tyler Batty waited his whole life to become a Cougar. He'll have to wait some more". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Batty". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (December 3, 2023). "BYU's Tyler Batty announces where he'll be playing in 2024". Deseret News. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Andrea. "BYU's Tyler Batty making a difference on and off the field". Fox13 News. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Ireland, Kyle. "BYU's Tyler Batty Plows Over Oklahoma State Player After Catch On Fake Punt". KSL Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Harper, Mitch. "Tyler Batty Announces Return To BYU Football For One Final Season". KSL Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Harper, Mitch. "BYU DE Tyler Batty Honored During Halftime Of Sugar Bowl". KSL Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.