Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Amir Tyler
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, N.J.
- High School:
- Lakewood
2021 (Graduate): Earned preseason fourth-team All-AAC recognition (Athlon's) ... was named one of two team captains (OL Adam Klein is the other) prior to season opener ... started at safety in season opener at Rutgers ... contributed 9 tackles including a TFL on the road at Akron ... recorded 7 tackles including a TFL against Boston College, in the game he made his 100th career collegiate tackle ... led the team in tackles (12) against Memphis ... had a season high in tackles (11) vs. Cincinnati ... missed games 7-8 due to injury.
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Earned Athlon's preseason All-American Athletic Conference fourth team recognition ... changed number from 25 to 3 in the summer (Temple awards single-digit jersey numbers to its toughest players on and off the field) ... one of the team's leaders ... finished tied first in the conference in fumbles recovered per game (0.33) ... made the game-winning final stop on a USF two-point attempt in the home opener vs. USF ... had a season high in tackles (7) at Memphis ... collected six tackles and a fumble recovery at UCF earning Defensive Player of the Game honors (UCF) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Did not see game action in week one while still healing from offseason injury ... saw game action on special teams and rotating in at safety before breaking into the starting lineup at #19 SMU ... had his first career fumble recovery against #23 Memphis for 13 yards ... had single-game career-highs in tackles (12) and TFL (1) at #19 SMU ... notched a career-high in PBU's (3) at #19 Cincinnati ... Defensive Player of the Game (#19 SMU) ... Special Teams Player of the Week (Georgia Tech) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Villanova ... sees action on special teams ... made first career tackle at UConn ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UCF) ... lettered.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Army ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova) ... Juice Boyz Special Teams Player of the Game (Army).
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted.
High School: A four-year letterwinner as a defensive back and running back at Lakewood (N.J.) High for head coach L.J. Clark ... was a teammate of current Owl Chapelle Russell ... had over 1,000 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing as a senior ... added two more scores on interception returns and one on a punt return ... ranked the #32 player out of New Jersey ... also played basketball.
Personal: Born Amir (pronounced: AY-meer) Asad Tyler in Philadelphia ... guardians are Stacy and Sean Barksdale, the parents of his high school teammate, Sean ... has five brothers and two sisters ... earned his degree in human development and community engagement (Fall 2020).
