2015 Football Roster
Tyler Uselton
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 310
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Great Bend, Kan.
- HS:
- Great Bend HS
- Prev School:
- Butler CC
Honors (Academic/Athletic): Recognized in the classroom during both semesters of his junior year – Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 – as a Tiger 3.0 student ... Also named to the American's 2014 All-Academic Football Team.
2014 (Junior): Junior college transfer made an impact on the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference championship run, starting all 13 games at left guard for the Tigers in 2014 … Helped lead Memphis to its first conference title since 1971 and just the program’s second, 10-win season … The 2014 season marked Memphis’ first, 10-win season since 1938 … Played 823 of 1,012 offensive snaps during senior campaign (81 percent) … Blocked for a Memphis offense which accounted for 5,552 total yards of offense (427.1 yards per game) … Memphis’ offense rolled up 5,000+ yards for the first time since 2008 … The Tigers had the most total yards and best per game average since 2007 … Memphis averaged 190.5 yards rushing (2,476 yards) and 236.6 yards passing (3,076 passing yards) during the season … Member of offensive unit which made a 61-position improvement in total offense from 2013 … Memphis produced 300+ yards of offense in every win including 400+ yards seven times and 500+ yards three times … Memphis’ offense accounted for 54 touchdowns, part of a school-record 58-touchdown season … Blocked for a team which shattered the school, season scoring record with 471 points which broke the old mark of 430 points (2004) … Blocked for an offense which ranked third nationally in the Red Zone, converting on 93 percent of its trips inside opponents’ 20-yard line (56-of-60) … Division I debut came in season-opening, 63-0 shutout against Austin Peay … After playing just 42 snaps in the win over APSU, saw first significant playing time at No. 11 UCLA, participating in all but four offensive plays at left guard position … Established an early career mark for downs played in Memphis’ 41-14 American Athletic Conference-opening victory over Cincinnati … Played 83 of 94 snaps as Memphis had 610 yards of total offense in the victory over Cincinnati (299 rushing, 311 passing), third most in school history … For the first time in career played every down in a game, participating in all 78 snaps of the Houston game … Played 68 of 72 snaps in a 40-20 win over Tulsa, blocking for running back Brandon Hayes who rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns in the win … Closed out the regular season by blocking for quarterback Paxton Lynch who completed 22-of-41 passes for 194 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-10 victory over UConn to lock up an American Athletic Conference title… Both Hayes’ performance against Tulsa and Lynch’s performance against UConn led to American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors … Played all 97 plays against BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl, including seven plays over the course of two overtime periods in the 55-48, double-overtime victory … Memphis had 480 yards of total offense including 306 passing yards in the bowl win.
2013 (Butler Community College): Member of Butler team which played in the Graphic Edge Bowl and posted a 9-2 record ... Named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference First-Team at offensive guard ... Was one of eight, first-team selections on the KJCCC team for Butler ... Starter on a Butler team which finished sixth in the final NJCAA poll, marking the 16th straight year the Grizzlies finished the season in the Top 10 ... Blocked for an offense which averaged 384 yards per game ... Grizzlies averaged 211 yards passing and 173 yards rushing ... Team averaged 410 yards in conference play ... Butler won five straight before a 6-0 loss to Iowa Western in the Graphic Edge Bowl ... Grizzlies closed out the regular season with a six-overtime, 19-16 win over Hutchinson which gave Butler the outright Jayhawk Conference Championship ... Junior college coach was Troy Morrell.
At Great Bend High School: Two-time, First-Team All-Western Athletic Conference selection at Great Bend High School ... Named First-Team Class 5A All-State ... Voted team's most valuable player ... In addition to playing on the offensive line, member of Great Bend's defensive front ... Registered 42 total tackles including 34 solo hits ... Had six quarterback sacks, forced three fumbles and deflected three passes at the line of scrimmage ... Selected to play for the West team at the 2012 Kansas Shrine Game.
Personal: Born May 21, 1993 in Great Bend, Kan. ... Has one brother ... Teacher Education major who is seeking a specialty in physical education.
