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56 Tyler Needham

56 Tyler Needham

  • Position:
    OL
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 306
  • Hometown:
    Newtown, Pa.
  • High School:
    William Penn Charter
  • Major:
    Supply Chain Management (Grad)

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2025 (Senior): Named Preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (third team) (7/2).

2024 (Senior): Played in 11 games with 10 starts (nine at right tackle, one at tight end) ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/14) with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time ... rated as the No. 15 offensive tackle in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus ... part of offensive line that earned a spot on the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll (10/10) ... helped the Scarlet Knights to 28.9 points per game, the best mark since 2008, and 4,975 yards of total offense, fourth-most in a season in program history ... team rushed for 175.3 yards per game to place third in the Big Ten for the program's best placement since joining the league ... offense permitted two or less sacks in 9-of-13 games with none allowed five times and converted on third down at a clip of 44 percent, the team's best mark in the Big Ten era ... team also ranked No. 21 nationally with just 4.38 tackles-for-loss permitted per game ... took snaps at tight end in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... saw action at tight end as team rushed for 208 yards in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... helped the offense total 349 yards and three touchdowns in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... part of three touchdown drives in win over Washington (9/27) ... helped the offense record 422 yards at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... part of unit that rushed for 285 yards with no sacks allowed against Akron (9/7) ... helped the offense rush for 329 yards with no sacks allowed versus Howard (8/29).

2023 (Junior): Started two games at right tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... helped offense rush for 254 yards against Temple (9/9) ... part of unit that allowed no sacks in first career start versus Northwestern (9/3).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in six games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9).

2021 (Freshman): Played in one game ... made collegiate debut in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31).

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Thomas Coyle at William Penn Charter ... played on the offensive line for the Quakers ... William Penn Charter played in just two games in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic ... helped Quakers to six wins as a junior in 2019 ... First Team All-Inter Academic Conference selection as an offensive lineman in 2019 ... also earned All-Southeastern PA honorable mention as a sophomore in 2018 ... No. 12 overall player in Pennsylvania and a three-star recruit by ESPN ... a three-star signee and No. 23 in the Keystone State by 247Sports ... No. 27 overall prospect in the state by Rivals.

Major: Supply Chain Management (Grad)
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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2021Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 280 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2022Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2023Junior

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2024Senior

    OL
    6'4" 306 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2025Senior

    OL
    6'4" 306 lbs
    56
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