Tyler Batty
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Tyler Batty
|image=Tyler Batty (54012884394) (cropped).jpg
|caption=Batty with BYU in 2024
|currentteam=Minnesota Vikings
|number=
|position=Linebacker
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|5|2}}
|birth_place=Payson, Utah
|height_ft=6
|height_in=6
|weight_lb=271
|high_school=Payson (Payson, Utah)
|college=BYU (2020–2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Minnesota Vikings ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
|highlights=
}}
Tyler Batty (born May 2, 1999) is an American college football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU.
Early life
Batty attended Payson High School in Payson, Utah, and committed to play college football for the BYU Cougars.{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Norma |title=BYU lineman Tyler Batty waited his whole life to become a Cougar. He’ll have to wait some more. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2020/04/19/tyler-batty-waited-his/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=19 April 2020 |access-date=18 March 2024}}
College career
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.{{cite web |title=Tyler Batty |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyler-batty-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=18 March 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Judd |first1=Brandon |title=BYU’s Tyler Batty announces where he’ll be playing in 2024 |url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/3/23986820/defensive-end-tyler-batty-returning-to-byu-2024-season/ |website=Deseret News |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=18 March 2024}} For his performance, Batty was named the Big 12 Conference defensive player of the week.{{cite web |last1=Urban |first1=Andrea |title=BYU's Tyler Batty making a difference on and off the field |url=https://www.fox13now.com/sports/byus-tyler-batty-making-a-difference-on-and-off-the-field |website=Fox13 News |access-date=18 March 2024}} In the regular season finale versus Oklahoma State, he gained 36 yards on a fake punt reception.{{cite web |last1=Ireland |first1=Kyle |title=BYU’s Tyler Batty Plows Over Oklahoma State Player After Catch On Fake Punt |url=https://kslsports.com/508071/byus-tyler-batty-plows-over-oklahoma-state-player-after-catch-on-fake-punt/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}} 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,{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Mitch |title=Tyler Batty Announces Return To BYU Football For One Final Season |url=https://kslsports.com/508390/byu-football-tyler-batty-returning-2024-season-explained-interview/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}} earning second-team all-Big 12 honors.{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Mitch |title=BYU DE Tyler Batty Honored During Halftime Of Sugar Bowl |url=https://kslsports.com/509368/tyler-batty-byu-football-sugar-bowl-halftime-allstate-afca-good-works-team/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 5/8
| weight = 271
| dash = 4.78
| ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.81
| shuttle = 4.54
| cone drill = 7.21
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 27
| arm span = 33 1/8
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tyler-batty/32004241-5475-9312-9225-c94ad5ee5df2 |title=Tyler Batty Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051893&DraftYear=2025 |title=Tyler Batty College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}
}}
Batty signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.{{cite web|title=Vikings Agree to Terms with 20 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft|website=Vikings.com|date=April 26, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://byucougars.com/sports/football/roster/season/2023/player/tyler-batty BYU Cougars bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Utah County, Utah
Category:People from Payson, Utah
Category:American football defensive ends