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Tyler Batty
#92PositionDefensive End
Weight273 lbs
Height6-5
ClassJunior
HometownPayson, Utah
Previous SchoolPayson High School
BYU Highlights
- Has played in 28 games, starting 19, for the Cougars (2020-22)
- 2023
- Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for career-high nine tackles along with 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery in BYU's 38-31 win at Arkansas
- Named to Wuerffel Trophy watch list
- Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
- Enters season with fourth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning Big 12 edge rushers.
- Named to PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team
- Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team
- 2022
- Team Co-Captain while starting 12 of 13 games
- Finished the season as BYU's fifth-leading tackler with 52 (29 solo), seven tackles-for-loss, two sacks, four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery
- Wuerffel Trophy candidate
- Ted Hendricks Award candidate
- 2021
- Pro Football Network All-Independent Second Team
- Led BYU in sacks with 3.5, fourth in tackles with 43 (23 solo)
Personal
- Major: Nutritional Science
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Malaga and Madrid Spain (2017-19)
- Parents are Peg and Layne
- Has two brothers and four sisters
- Married to Alaina since 2021
- Founded and operates Edwards' Hands, a non-profit organization that provides equine therapy for children with autism.
- Volunteers with Kids On The Move, an ABA therapy program in Utah County.
- Works closely with the BYU Built4Life program that develops student-athletes though a variety of professional experiences with a focus on service within the community.
- Assists with the True Blue Hero program run by the BYU football program.
- Enjoys working on cars
Before BYU
- Prepped at Payson High School
- Graduated with high honors
- Named first team all-region and all-valley as well as all-state honorable mention
- Coached by Derek Campbell
- Also recruited by Utah, Utah State, Air Force, Hawai'i, Princeton, Boise State and UCLA
Football
Batty named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for 2023
BYU defensive end Tyler Batty was today named to the prestigious Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for 2023 by the American Football Coaches Association and Allstate.
Football
Batty named to the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy watch list
BYU defensive end Tyler Batty was named Thursday to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list for a second consecutive season.