#22

Tyler Gillison

EDGE · Ohio · R-Jr. · #22

Transferred Michigan State → Ohio for 2026
R-Jr. · Pickerington, Ohio → Pickerington Central
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Tyler Gillison

EDGE · Michigan State · Jr · #22

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1149 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
2023
2025
Brian Smith
Ohio
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Ohio

2025Michigan State
2026Ohio

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Michigan State2--0.00.0------
2023Cincinnati1552.50.01----
2022Cincinnati1--0.00.0------
Career1852.50.01----

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trey White’s 2023 season.

Trey White

95%match

San Diego State · 2023

#2

TW Ayers

Arkansas State · 2022

73%
#3

D'Andre Ragin

Toledo · 2022

70%
#4

Kevon Haigler

App State · 2023

70%
#5

Jayden Virgin

Boise State · 2023

69%

Matches Trey on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamie Pettway's sophomore season at Missouri (2021).

Missouri · 2021

#2

Jesse Luketa

Penn State · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
82%
#3

Jalen Woods

UCLA · 2023

82%
#4

DeShawn Page

Mississippi State · 2022

82%
#5

Cameron Lenhardt

Nebraska · 2024

81%

Matches Jamie on

Height
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Jamie on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12846

Final rank
#12846
Avg #12972.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12846 this season.

Background

2025 (Michigan State): Played in nine games to earn his first letter... recorded two tackles... played 11 snaps on defense and 56 on special teams... named one of MSU's Scout Team Players of the Week vs. Western Michigan. 2024 (Michigan State): Did not play. 2023 (Cincinnati): Played in 10 games...

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