Jay Tyler Season 2017

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As a Junior (2017)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 12 games played
• 70 all-purpose yards
• Returned three punts for 32 yards (10.7 yards/return) vs. Rice
• Returned three punts for 25 yards at San Diego State
• 1 of 1 passing for 16 yards vs. Oregon

As a Sophomore (2016)
• Eight games played
• One punt return at Notre Dame
• One kick return for 26 yards vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)

As a Freshman (2015)
• Did not see action

The Tyler File
• Prepped at Isidore Newman (La.) under head coach Nelson Stewart
     • Four varsity letters in football and baseball
• Nation’s 95th-best athlete by ESPN
• Louisiana’s 45th-best recruit by ESPN, 84th by 247Sports
• Three-time all-state
• 2013 Louisiana Offensive MVP
• Two-time Times-Picayune All-New Orleans Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year
• Two-time LHSAA 2A Offensive MVP
• Three-time All-Metro Area
• Two-time All-Metro Area Offensive MVP
• Three-time all-district
• Led team to 2014 state semifinals for first time in 23 years
• School-record 127 career touchdowns (94 passing, 24 rushing, six receiving, three special teams)
• School record holder in passing completion pct., completions and attempts
• 521 of 779 career passing for 6,528 yards
• 8,681 career total yards
• 328 career rushes for 2,153 yards
• 20 career receptions for 312 yards
• School-record 597 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns in 2012 win over Carver (La.)
• Joined Peyton Manning as school’s only two-time team captain
• Three-time team MVP
• Three-time team offensive MVP
• Born in New Orleans, La.
• Full name is Jabiari Jawan Tyler
• Son of Herbert Tyler and Chandra Bailey
     • Father was four-year starting quarterback at LSU
     • Only three-time bowl winner in LSU history
     • Second-most wins (29) in LSU history
• One sister, Briana
• Enjoys cooking, photo editing and drawing
• Percussionist in school’s concert band
• Majoring in psychology