Tyler Lancaster

Tyler Coatney Lancaster (born November 4, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern, and was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Tyler Lancaster
No. 95 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994
Naperville, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Plainfield East High School (Plainfield, Illinois)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:56
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

Lancaster was born in Naperville, Illinois and grew up in Romeoville, Illinois. He attended Plainfield East High School, where he played center. Lancaster did not surrender a sack over the three years he played for the Bengals' varsity football team and was named first team All-State by the Chicago Tribune. He was ranked the sixth-best center in his class by Rivals.com and tenth by Scout.com and a three star prospect by ESPN.com. Lancaster ultimately committed to play college football at Northwestern over offers from Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan.[1]

College career

Lancaster redshirted his first year at Northwestern, during which he switched positions from the offensive line to defensive tackle.[2] He became a three-year starter for the Wildcats, starting the last 39 games of his career, and accumulated 101 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.[3] As a senior, Lancaster was named a team captain and set career highs in 40 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[4]

Professional career

Lancaster signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[5] He was cut by the Packers at the end of training camp and then subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.[6] Lancaster was signed to the Packers' active roster on October 6, 2018 and made his NFL debut the following day in a 31–23 loss to the Detroit Lions, appearing on special teams.[7][8] Lancaster made his first career start on November 25, 2018, recording one tackle in a 17–24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie season, Lancaster appeared in 12 games (5 starts) and made 25 tackles, including one for loss.[9]

In week 8 of the 2019 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lancaster forced a fumble on running back Lesean McCoy and recovered the ball in the 31–24 win.[10] In 2019 he played in all 16 games with 10 starts for the Packers during the regular season and recorded 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and afumble recovery and started both of the team's playoff games.[11] On April 25, 2020, the Packers re-signed Lancaster to a one-year contract as an exclusive-rights free agent.[12][13]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
SeasonTeamGamesTackles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckInt
2018GB 125261970.00
2019GB 16103017131.50
Total 28155636281.50
Source:NFL.com

Postseason
SeasonTeamGamesTackles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckInt
2019GB 224310.00
Total 224310.00
Source:pro-football-reference.com

References
  1. Johnson, Chris (March 29, 2013). "Who's That Wildcat? DT Tyler Lancaster". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. Gregory, Mark (May 7, 2018). "Plainfield East grad remembers the why as he takes his shot at the NFL". BugleNewspapers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. Sampson, Brian (July 11, 2018). "Green Bay Packers: 5 undrafted free agents to keep an eye on". DairyLandExpress.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. Kovarick, Terry (October 11, 2018). "Packers sign Tyler Lancaster, release Darius Jackson". DoorCountyDailyNews.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. Friedman, Caleb (April 28, 2018). "Tyler Lancaster signed by Green Bay Packers as UDFA". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. Jones, Brian (September 2, 2018). "Report: Packers add four players to practice squad". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. "Packers sign DL Tyler Lancaster to active roster". Packers.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. "Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – October 7th, 2018 – Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. "Tyler Lancaster Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. "Rodgers, Jones star for Packers in 31–24 victory over Chiefs". ESPN. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. "Packers' Tyler Lancaster: Musters up 30 stops". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". packerswire.usatoday.com. March 17, 2020.
  13. "Report: Jake Kumerow, Robert Tonyan sign ERFA deals with Packers". 247sports.com. April 24, 2020.
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