Tyler Coyle
| No. 31 – Dallas Cowboys | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | November 15, 1998 Windsor, Connecticut | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Windsor (CT) | ||
| College: | Connecticut Purdue | ||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Tyler Coyle (born November 15, 1998) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He went undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut and Purdue.
Early years
Coyle attended Windsor High School. As a junior, he had 28 receptions for 700 yards and 11 TDs, winning Class L-Small state championship. As a senior, he had 29 receptions for 741 yards and 12 TDs, advancing to Class L semifinals. He was named First-team New Haven Register All-Star, was named to the All-Hartford Courant team and the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Connecticut.
He was also an outstanding track athlete, winning six high school championships. Coyle also played basketball in high school.
College career
As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in all 12 games, with 9 starts. He led UConn with two interceptions, was second with seven passes defended and five pass breakups, and was third with 67 tackles. He also scored his first collegiate touchdown against Temple on a 34-yard interception return.
As a sophomore, he played in all 12 games, making 10 starts. He led UConn and was fourth in the AAC with 107 total tackles. He also returned 13 kickoffs at 22.1 yards per return.
As a junior, he played in 11 games, leading UConn with 86 total tackles. He also forced two fumbles, had 3.5 TFL, one interception (returned 52 yards for a touchdown), nine PBUs, and 54 solo stops.
As a senior and graduate transfer at Purdue, he played in 3 games, with one pass defensed and 13 total tackles (10 solo).
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
209 lb (95 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.41 s | 1.57 s | 2.48 s | 4.02 s | 7.14 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
At Purdue's pro day, he ran a 4.41 40-yard dash.[1] Other sources have his 40-yard time as 4.36.[2] Nevertheless, Coyle went undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a UDFA and was waived on August 31. He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He made his NFL debut on December 2, 2021, playing 17 special-teams snaps against the New Orleans Saints.[3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 18, 2022.
On August 30, 2022, Coyle was waived by the Cowboys and signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Tyler Coyle, Purdue, SS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Role Call: Coyle Brings Speed To Safety Position". Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Coyle 2021 Fantasy Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (August 30, 2022). "Cowboys Make 28 Moves To Reach Roster Limit". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (August 31, 2022). "Rush, Grier & Maher Among Practice Squad Signees". DallasCowboys.com.