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SylvesterTOWNES
2015 (r-Jr.)
• Played in three games • Added depth at tackle • Saw action on a season-high 14 plays at Kansas • Used on 11 plays against Georgia Southern
2014 (Jr.)
• Redshirted • WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Kansas • Enrolled at WVU in January 2014
2012-13 (Coahoma CC)
• Played two seasons for coach Freeman Horton at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Miss. • Named to the All-Region 23 First-Team Offense • Earned All-State North Division First-Team Offense in 2013
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter for coach Charlie White at Germantown High • Second team All-State • First Team All-Region • Played in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game • Named to the 2011 Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Tennessee County Team
PERSONAL
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Height: 6-6 Weight: 312 Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Coahoma CC Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
• Birthday is Jan. 13 • Son of Sylvester and Clezel Townes • One of three children • Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies • Working on a master’s degree in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 Class: Senior Last School: Martin Luther King Hometown: Lithonia, Ga.
JeremyTYLER
• Has played in 33 career games and started one
2015 (Jr.)
• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety • Used on special teams • Saw action on 404 plays, including 279 defensive plays • Finished with 20 tackles, including 19 solo stops, one interception, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery • Recorded a season-best four solo tackles vs. Arizona State • Had a season-high-tying three solo tackles at Kansas State • Forced his second career fumble and recovered his first vs. Iowa State • Recorded a solo tackle and a pass breakup at Kansas • Notched two solo tackles vs. Texas • Missed the Texas Tech game due to a death in his family • Had a pair of solo tackles at TCU • Had three solo tackles at Baylor • Recorded first career interception vs. Maryland and returned it 19 yards • Had four tackles vs. Georgia Southern
2014 (So.)
• Played in 13 games • Season-high three tackles against Oklahoma • Season-high two solo stops against the Sooners
2013 (Fr.)
• Played in eight games and started one • Added depth at boundary safety • Also used on special teams • Finished with 17 tackles, including 12 solo stops, three tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a forced fumble • Season-high 10 tackles, including 10 unassisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a forced fumble against Iowa State • Registered three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at Kansas • Posted a solo tackle against Texas • Had two solo tackles at TCU
HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-year starter for coaches Michael Carson and Rober Freeman at Martin Luther King High • Class 5-A all-state and all-region selection, as well as all-area and all-region as a senior • Played in the Georgia All-Star game and finished with three tackles and an interception
PERSONAL
• Birthday is March 23 • Son of Al and Renee Tyler • One of four children • Majoring in communication studies
JeremyTYLER
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TYLER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 12 19 1 20 0 0 1/16 2 1 1 2014 13 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 8 12 5 17 3/8 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 33 38 8 46 3/8 0 1/16 3 2 1