Ty Van Fossen
Ty Van Fossen
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent three seasons in the Cincinnati linebacker corps. The receipt: 16 tackles, 1 TFL against South Florida — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 141 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 71 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 70 | 43 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 70 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 63–10
vs Kennesaw State
1 PD · 2 TOT
Dominant 53-point win at home against Kennesaw State.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Luke Reimer’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Darius McKenzie's graduate season at South Alabama (2025).
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