Tyson Lee
Tyson Lee
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Five seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. The receipt: 4 tackles against Ohio — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 26 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 16 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 29 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rondell Bothroyd’s 2022 season.
Matches Rondell on
Differs from Rondell on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kristin Booth's graduate season at Southern Miss (2024).
Matches Kristin on