Defensive back, Austin Peay (from East Tennessee State), 2025–26
Tywan Royal
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Norcross, GA
Tywan Royal plays defensive back for Austin Peay, after East Tennessee State (2025). Last time out, against Tarleton State: 5 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
19 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles, 1 INT vs. Tarleton State, L 32–40
Next game: at North Alabama, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Austin Peay | 19 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 15 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Austin Peay | 15 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 178 |
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
2026 Austin Peay 7 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 35–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | at Vanderbilt | L 9–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Morehead State | W 63–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at West Florida | W 38–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UT Martin | W 35–12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. New Haven | W 42–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Tarleton State | L 32–40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2025 East Tennessee State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Tennessee | L 17–72 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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