Tyson Durant
Tyson Durant
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against San Diego State — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 136 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert, and Pete Kaligis. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | 45 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Akron | 30 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Akron | 39 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Akron | 22 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 136 | 76 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 18 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 70–30
vs Portland State
1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 40-point win at home against Portland State.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nikko Reed’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Odums's graduate season at Nevada (2025).
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