Tyler Elsdon
Tyler Elsdon
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the Penn State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 5 tackles against UCLA — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 91 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 20 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 38 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 56 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
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 2024 production profile sits closest to Andrew Behm’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Smith's graduate season at Miami (2025).
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