Defensive line, Miami (from Tennessee), 2020–24
Tyler Baron
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
- Born
- Oct 22, 2001
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Tyler Baron played defensive line at Tennessee (2020–23) and Miami (2024). The New York Jets took Baron in round 5, No. 176 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. Florida A&M, 2024Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tennessee | 9 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 9 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 9 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 9 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Miami | 9 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 260 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Miami 12 games, 38 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Florida | W 41–17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Florida A&M | W 56–9 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ball State | W 62–0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at South Florida | W 50–15 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 38–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at California | W 39–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Louisville | W 52–45 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Florida State | W 36–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Duke | W 53–31 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 23–28 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Syracuse | L 38–42 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | L 41–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Tennessee 12 games, 28 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Virginia | W 49–13 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Austin Peay | W 30–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 16–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Alabama | L 20–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kentucky | W 33–27 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UConn | W 59–3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | L 7–36 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia | L 10–38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 48–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Tennessee 10 games, 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 34–27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 63–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida | W 38–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | W 40–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | W 52–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UT Martin | W 65–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Kentucky | W 44–6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Missouri | W 66–24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atSouth Carolina | L 38–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atVanderbilt | W 56–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Tennessee 12 games, 30 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 38–6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atFlorida | L 14–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.South Carolina | W 45–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atAlabama | L 24–52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atKentucky | W 45–42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Georgia | L 17–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. South Alabama | W 60–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Purdue | L 45–48 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Tennessee 9 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atSouth Carolina | W 31–27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atGeorgia | L 21–44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Kentucky | L 7–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Alabama | L 17–48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Arkansas | L 13–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Auburn | L 17–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Florida | L 19–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atVanderbilt | W 42–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Texas A&M | L 13–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ | |
| Weight | 258 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.41 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Jets | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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