Quarterback, Northwestern State (from Wyoming, Idaho State), 2017–23
Tyler Vander Waal
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 222 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Elk Grove, CA
Tyler Vander Waal played quarterback at Wyoming (2017–19), Idaho State (2021–22) and Northwestern State (2023).
Career highs
249passing yards, career highvs. SE Louisiana, 20232rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Utah State, 2019Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyoming | 120 | 247 | 48.6 | 1,310 | 5.3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 49 | 95 | 51.6 | 512 | 5.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021* | Idaho State | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 107 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Idaho State | 17 | 39 | 43.6 | 335 | 8.6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 55 | 108 | 50.9 | 555 | 5.1 | 3 | 6 |
| Career | 251 | 506 | 49.6 | 2,819 | 5.6 | 12 | 18 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyoming | 61 | −63 | −1.0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 27 | −19 | −0.7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021* | Idaho State | 6 | −6 | −1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Idaho State | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 30 | −18 | −0.6 | 2 | 11 |
| Career | 141 | −101 | −0.7 | 8 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyoming | 18 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Wyoming | 18 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Idaho State | 18 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Idaho State | 18 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 18 | QB | Jr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 222 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyoming | 304 | 0.03 | 4th (n=160) | 0.26 | 10.3 | 48% | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 121 | -0.06 | – | – | -7.3 | 31% | -0.07 | – |
| 2022 | Idaho State (FCS) | 23 | 0.42 | – | – | 9.7 | 17% | – | – |
| 2023 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 132 | -0.04 | – | – | -4.6 | 37% | – | – |
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 Northwestern State 5 games, 555 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 13–38 | 12 | 28 | 110 | 1 | 0 | −22 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 21–51 | 10 | 24 | 134 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 7–41 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 1 | −25 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 13–27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 20–37 | 27 | 43 | 249 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
No box score in the source for Oct 14 at Nicholls; Oct 29 at McNeese; Nov 4 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 11 at Incarnate Word; Nov 18 vs. East Texas A&M, so those games are not listed.
2022 Idaho State 3 games, 335 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at | L 21–52 | 7 | 13 | 130 | 1 | 1 | −18 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–38 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 7–38 | 8 | 21 | 121 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
2021 Idaho State 1 game, 107 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 10–49 | 10 | 17 | 107 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
No box score in the source for Sep 25 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 2 at Northern Arizona; Oct 9 vs. UC Davis; Oct 16 at Portland State, so those games are not listed.
2019 Wyoming 6 games, 512 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at | L 21–24 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 31–3 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 17–20 | 15 | 23 | 160 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 21–26 | 20 | 36 | 185 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 17–7 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | −22 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 6–20 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | −11 |
2018 Wyoming 10 games, 1,310 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | at | W 29–7 | 13 | 22 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 19–41 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 1 | −39 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 13–40 | 13 | 28 | 160 | 0 | 0 | −13 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 17–14 | 25 | 42 | 224 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 14–34 | 15 | 25 | 214 | 1 | 0 | −53 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 13–17 | 9 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 0 | −38 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 3–27 | 12 | 32 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 16–24 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 35–27 | 14 | 26 | 225 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 31–3 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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