Tyler Rudolph
Tyler Rudolph
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against UConn, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 169 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Miller, Don Brown, and Shane Montgomery. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 61 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 62 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 169 | 90 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 12 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 35–31
vs Central Connecticut
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Edged out Central Connecticut at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Quinn Perry’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Myles Slusher's graduate season at Purdue (2025).
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