2022 Football Roster
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Roster
Tyson Player
- Position:
- DB
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 185
- Exp:
- 2L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, SC
- High School:
- Ridge View HS
UNLV: A versatile athlete who was listed No. 1 at a safety spot coming out of spring practice … A member of the UNLV Dean’s Honor List in fall 2020 … Named to the 2020 and ’21 Academic All-Mountain West Teams.
2021: Appeared in 10 games, including making his first two collegiate starts … Finished with 33 total tackles and a pass breakup … Made four tackles in the season opener vs. Eastern Washington … Led all tacklers with 10 vs. Iowa State in Game Three … 2020: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by appearing in five of six games … Totaled 10 tackles as a freshman defensive back and special teams contributor.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Ridge View HS in Columbia … Rated as a three-star defensive back prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked the No. 125 safety recruit in the nation by ESPN and No. 186 by 247Sports … A four-year letterwinner under Perry Parks … Played safety, cornerback, linebacker, punt returner and wide receiver during prep career … Helped the Blazers to a 9-5 record in 2019 … As a senior, recorded 102 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, eight interceptions, eight forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 12 pass breakups … First player in school history with 100-plus tackles and eight interceptions in the same season … A second team all-state and first team all-league selection … As a junior in 2018, tallied 42 total tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.
PERSONAL: Tyson Player was born in Fayetteville, NC … The son of Willie James Jr. and Jessica Player … Has two older siblings, Jordan and Nasir … Brother Nasir was an FCS All-American defensive tackle at East Tennessee State from 2016-19 … Majoring in communication studies.
PLAYER’S DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GP-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR
2021 10-2 16 17 33 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0
2020 5-0 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
TOTAL 15-2 25 18 43 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0
