Running back, Minnesota (from Western Michigan), 2019–⁠23

Sean Tyler

Number
No. 2
Height
5′8″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Richton Park, IL

Sean Tyler played running back at Western Michigan (2019–⁠22) and Minnesota (2023).

Career highs

177rushing yards, career highat Central Michigan, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 20218catches, career highvs. Toledo, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Michigan683905.7561
2020Western Michigan402636.6229
2021Western Michigan1781,1506.5970
2022Western Michigan2091,0274.9763
2023Minnesota612424.0019
Career5563,0725.52370

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Western Michigan290
2021Western Michigan113222
2022Western Michigan276241
2023Minnesota3520
Career431,0073

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Michigan6457.5016
2020Western Michigan11686.2013
2021Western Michigan141148.1230
2022Western Michigan121119.3176
2023Minnesota451.3013
Career473437.3376

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Western Michigan2RBYr 1
2020Western Michigan2RBYr 2
2021Western Michigan2RBYr 3
2022Western Michigan2RBYr 4
2023Minnesota2RBSr. (Yr 5)5′8″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Western Michigan760.2077th (n=287)0.1315.58%0.21
2020Western Michigan500.28––13.818%0.23
2021Western Michigan1920.3389th (n=277)0.1663.120%0.32
2022Western Michigan1830.0423rd (n=470)0.148.227%-0.01
2023Minnesota65-0.181st (n=450)0.17-12.010%-0.09

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Minnesota 11 games, 242 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠1010410––
Sep 9vs.Eastern MichiganW 25–⁠617930124
Sep 16atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠31320––
Sep 30vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠2410470––
Oct 7vs.MichiganL 10–⁠526160––
Oct 21atIowaW 12–⁠10923019
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠12220––
Nov 4vs.IllinoisL 26–⁠27–––119
Nov 11atPurdueL 30–⁠49130––
Nov 18atOhio StateL 3–⁠37110––
Nov 25vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠282140––
2022 Western Michigan 12 games, 1,027 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 13–⁠3513681354
Sep 10atBall StateW 37–⁠30151081357
Sep 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠349130236
Sep 24atSan José StateL 6–⁠34186603121
Oct 1vs.New HampshireW 44–⁠710351251
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠4515450363
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠3319840372
Oct 22atMiami (OH)W 16–⁠10221101––
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 9–⁠1326930488
Nov 9vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠2418971135
Nov 16atCentral MichiganW 12–⁠10261771110
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 20–⁠14181311237
2021 Western Michigan 13 games, 1,150 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4atMichiganL 14–⁠4710550––
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠015781––
Sep 18atPittsburghW 44–⁠4114841––
Sep 25vs.San José StateW 23–⁠312650––
Oct 2atBuffaloW 24–⁠1714800––
Oct 9vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠4514520––
Oct 16vs.Kent StateW 64–⁠31171691––
Oct 23atToledoL 15–⁠3410481––
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠4215592454
Nov 9vs.AkronW 45–⁠401614713116
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠221052119
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠21171151115
Dec 27 ✦vs.NevadaW 52–⁠241414602128
2020 Western Michigan 4 games, 263 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Nov 4atAkronW 58–⁠139681––
Nov 11vs.ToledoW 41–⁠38121000––
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠4415941––
Dec 12atBall StateL 27–⁠30410––
2019 Western Michigan 13 games, 390 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 48–⁠13590––
Sep 7atMichigan StateL 17–⁠514310––
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 57–⁠1061382––
Sep 21atSyracuseL 33–⁠525191––
Sep 28vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠155121––
Oct 5atToledoL 24–⁠312110––
Oct 12vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠164170––
Oct 19atEastern MichiganL 27–⁠344110––
Oct 26vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠1017851––
Nov 5vs.Ball StateW 35–⁠319380––
Nov 12atOhioW 37–⁠3439017
Nov 26atNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠1726012
Dec 30 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 20–⁠23240––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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