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, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Wyoming12024748.61,3105.354
2019Wyoming499551.65125.414
2021*Idaho State101758.81076.300
2022Idaho State173943.63358.634
2023Northwestern State5510850.95555.136
Career25150649.62,8195.61218

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Wyoming61−63−1.0219
2019Wyoming27−19−0.7411
2021*Idaho State6−6−1.004
2022Idaho State1750.3019
2023Northwestern State30−18−0.6211
Career141−101−0.7819

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Wyoming18QBYr 1
2019Wyoming18QBYr 2
2021Idaho State18QBYr 4
2022Idaho State18QBYr 5
2023Northwestern State18QBJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Wyoming3040.034th (n=160)0.2610.348%0.06-0.02
2019Wyoming121-0.06––-7.331%-0.07–
2022Idaho State (FCS)230.42––9.717%––
2023Northwestern State (FCS)132-0.04––-4.637%––

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atLouisianaL 13–⁠38122811010−22
Sep 9atLouisiana TechL 21–⁠5110241341324
Sep 16vs.Stephen F. AustinL 7–⁠416116201−25
Oct 7atLamarL 13–⁠2702000–
Oct 19vs.SE LouisianaL 20–⁠372743249125

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27atUNLVL 21–⁠5271313011−18
Sep 10atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠38258410−6
Nov 19vs.IdahoL 7–⁠388211211329
2021 Idaho State 1 game, 107 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atNevadaL 10–⁠49101710700−6

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21atTulsaL 21–⁠241621004
Oct 26vs.NevadaW 31–⁠331063107
Nov 9atBoise StateL 17–⁠20152316000−1
Nov 16atUtah StateL 21–⁠262036185034
Nov 22vs.Colorado StateW 17–⁠76135600−22
Nov 30atAir ForceL 6–⁠20472701−11
2018 Wyoming 10 games, 1,310 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 25atNew Mexico StateW 29–⁠71322137000
Sep 1vs.Washington StateL 19–⁠418206701−39
Sep 8atMissouriL 13–⁠40132816000−13
Sep 15vs.WoffordW 17–⁠1425422242113
Sep 29vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠34152521410−53
Oct 6atHawai’iL 13–⁠179168700−38
Oct 13atFresno StateL 3–⁠2712321170135
Oct 20vs.Utah StateL 16–⁠247193801−6
Nov 17vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠2714262252022
Nov 24atNew MexicoW 31–⁠3417410016

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

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