University of Nevada Las Vegas

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