Western Illinois University Athletics

SENIOR (2015): Played in all 13 games... made 12 tackles... recovered a fumble in the South Dakota State game... season-high three tackles against Eastern Illinois.

JUNIOR (2014): Played in all 12 games... third on the team with 185 rushing yards and a touchdown (4.6 ypc)... finished with 56 yards on 10 carries against Valparaiso... one kickoff return for 26 yards in the opener... four rushing yards and 42 kickoff return yards (four attempts) at Wisconsin... recorded his first touchdown as a Leatherneck, a 1-yard touchdown run, against Drake... rushed for 40 yards on 10 attempts... 20 rushing yards on five attempts at Northwestern... rushed for 27 yards on five attempts at Southern Illinois and caught a 10-yard pass... rushed for eight yards against North Dakota State... played at Youngstown State... made a solo tackle on special teams and forced a fumble versus Northern Iowa, also caught a 6-yard pass... played at South Dakota and at South Dakota State... rushed five times for 30 yards against Indiana State, averaging 6.0 yards per attempt.

SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 10 games... totaled 145 rushing yards on 37 attempts and caught nine passes for 95 yards... averaged 22.4 yards on 10 kickoff returns... made his Leatherneck debut against Quincy after missing most of fall camp with an injury... rushed eight times for 41 yards and caught a 6-yard pass against Quincy... had a team season-long 65-yard pass reception at Minnesota... rushed for nine yards and returned two kickoffs for 46 yards at UNLV... team season-high 44-yard kickoff return (66 total yards) versus South Dakota and rushed for 16 yards... recorded 32 rushing yards on 10 attempts and caught a 7-yard pass versus South Dakota State... rushed for 21 yards at Youngstown State and caught four passes for 10 yards... returned two kickoffs for 38 yards versus Missouri State... rushed twice for 11 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return against Southern Illinois... 3-yard run at Indiana State... 12 yards on four rushes and caught two passes for seven yards at Northern Iowa... returned three kickoffs totaling 58 yards... transferred to Western Illinois from Ohio during the summer.

CAREER-HIGH YARDS: 56 vs. VALPARAISO (8/28/14)
CAREER-HIGH ATTEMPTS: 10 on two occasions
CAREER-HIGH REC YARDS: 65 at Minnesota (9/14/13)
 

AT OHIO: Appeared in nine games in 2012, finishing the year second on the team with 242 kickoff return yards... carried the ball one time for one yard in Ohio's 24-14 win at Penn State... returned two kickoffs for a total of 30 yards against the Nittany Lions... carried the ball twice for 47 yards in the Bobcats' home-opener against New Mexico State (Sept. 8)... logged three kickoff returns for 73 yards at Marshall (Sept. 15)... six carries for 31 yards against Norfolk State (Sept. 22)... posted a season-high 74 kickoff returns yards at Massachusetts (Sept. 29)... totaled six carries for 33 yards against Louisiana-Monroe in the Independence Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back at Solon High School... rushed for 1,340 yards with 20 touchdowns as a senior... rushed for 3,248 yards in high school career with 53 touchdowns and 553 receiving yards... named First Team All-District and Third Team All-Ohio as a senior... helped lead team to two-straight regional runner-up finishes... earned nine varsity letters… three-year letterwinner in football, lettered four times in track and two in basketball... merit Roll student in high school.

PERSONAL: Son of Sidney and Carla Tyner.

MAJOR: Communication