2020 SEASON: Played in all 16 games with one start, recording 27 tackles (19 solo) and a pass defensed…Led the team with a career-high 12 tackles on special teams, tied for No. 6 in the NFL…Played in both postseason games and posted two tackles (both solo) and one tackle for a loss…Also made one tackle on special teams…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Appeared on a team-high 19 snaps on special teams…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Appeared on 23 snaps on special teams…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Stepped in for injured LB Christian Kirksey and led the team with a career-high nine tackles (six solo) while playing 44 defensive snaps, the first defensive action of his career. With 6:30 remaining in the second quarter, combined with LB Krys Barnes to bring down RB Latavius Murray, the first tackle of his NFL career. Midway through the fourth quarter, made a shoestring tackle of WR Deonte Harris on a crossing route to negate a big gain. Also played 19 snaps on special teams…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Made his first career start, registering seven tackles (six solo) on 52 defensive snaps. Also played 18 snaps on special teams…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Recorded four tackles (two solo) while playing 22 defensive snaps. Also recorded one special teams tackle while playing 25 special teams snaps…At Houston (Oct. 25): Posted two tackles (both solo) on 18 defensive snaps after filling in for an injured Barnes early in the second half. Also made one tackle on 24 special teams snaps…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Saw action on 17 special teams snaps, making one tackle…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Stepped in for an injured Barnes in the second half, recording four tackles (three solo) while playing 34 snaps on defense. Also appeared on 15 special teams snaps. Early in the fourth quarter, combined with LB Rashan Gary to stuff QB Nick Mullens for no gain on fourth-and-1 from the Green Bay 5-yard line, forcing a turnover on downs…Vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 15): Appeared on 25 special teams plays and recorded a tackle…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Posted an assisted tackle while playing three defensive snaps. Also played 26 snaps on special teams, recording one tackle…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Appeared on 19 plays on special teams…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Set a career high with two tackles in 21 plays of action on special teams…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Played 20 snaps on special teams…Vs. Carolina (Dec. 19): Logged a career-high three special teams tackles on 22 snaps of action…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Played three defensive snaps on Tennessee's final possession with Green Bay leading, 40-14, and recorded the first pass defensed of his career, breaking up a pass from QB Logan Woodside intended for RB Darrynton Evans. Also made two tackles while playing 15 snaps on special teams…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Got in on 18 special teams plays…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Saw action on 18 special teams snaps…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Appeared on 28 defensive plays, making two tackles (both solo) and one tackle for a loss. Also played 22 snaps on special teams, making one tackle.
2019: Played in all 16 games on special teams and registered seven tackles (tied for No. 3 on the team)…Appeared in both playoff contests on special teams and posted two tackles…At Chicago (Sept. 5): Played 19 snaps on special teams in his NFL debut and registered a tackle…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 15): Appeared on 20 plays on special teams and posted a season-high two tackles…Vs. Denver (Sept. 22): Registered a tackle on special teams for the third straight game…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 14): Appeared on 25 plays on special teams, tied for the most on the team…At Kansas City (Oct. 27): Appeared on 20 plays on special teams and registered a tackle…At L.A. Chargers (Nov. 3): Played 25 snaps on special teams, tied for the most on the team, and posted a tackle…At San Francisco (Nov. 24): Appeared on 26 plays on special teams, tied for the team lead…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 15): Played 20 snaps on special teams and recorded a tackle…Vs. Seattle (NFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Appeared on 20 plays on special teams and registered two tackles.
COLLEGE: Played in 51 games with 32 starts for TCU (2014-18) and recorded 319 tackles (168 solo), the second most by a Horned Frog in the first 18 seasons of head coach Gary Patterson's tenure…Tallied 14 games with 10-plus tackles from 2015-18, ranking No. 3 in the Big 12 over that time span (Kansas LB Joe Dineen, 22 and TCU LB Travin Howard, 17), according to sports-reference.com…Earned a degree in communications…Senior season (2018): Saw action in 10 games with eight starts, splitting time between linebacker and defensive end and earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors…Served as a team captain in seven games…Missed three games due to injury…Totaled 43 tackles (33 solo), 6½ tackles for a loss and tied his career high with four sacks…Registered two tackles (one solo) and sacked QB Ben Hicks on third-and-10 from the TCU 41-yard line to force a punt at SMU (Sept. 7)…Led the team with a season-best 10 tackles (seven solo) vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 20)…Junior season (2017): Appeared in 14 games with nine starts, registering 64 tackles (36 solo), an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while setting career highs in sacks (four), tackles for a loss (eight) and passes defensed (six)…Tied for No. 3 on the team in both tackles for a loss and sacks…Made one start at DE (at Oklahoma State, Sept. 23)…Named honorable mention All-Big 12 and second-team Academic All-Big 12…Recorded five tackles (all solo), a fumble recovery and a career-best two sacks at Texas Tech (Nov. 18)…Registered sacks on consecutive snaps in the second quarter, backing TTU up from the 17-yard line to the 29-yard line on second and third down to force a missed field goal by the Red Raiders…Posted eight tackles (seven solo), a sack and an interception vs. Baylor (Nov. 24), marking his fourth sack in the last four games…Matched his season high and finished No. 2 on the team with 11 tackles (four solo) and a pass defensed vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship, Dec. 2)…Sophomore season (2016): Played in all 13 games with 10 starts and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after ranking No. 2 on TCU and in the conference with 121 tackles (59 solo)...Ranked No. 6 in the Power 5 conferences in tackles…It was the fourth-highest tackle total in a single season in Patterson's first 16 years at TCU…Also registered five tackles for a loss, 1½ sacks and three passes defensed…Posted double-digit tackles in eight games, tied for the most 10-plus-tackle games in the Power 5 conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12), according to sports-reference.com…Named Big 12 Defensive Player of Week after posting a season-best 16 tackles (five solo) and 1½ tackles for a loss vs. Iowa State (Sept. 17)...Finished No. 2 on the team with 12 tackles (eight solo) at Kansas (Oct. 8), marking his fifth consecutive game with 10-plus tackles and fourth straight with 12-plus tackles…Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors with a game-high 14 tackles (season-best 11 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack and a pass defensed at Texas (Nov. 25)…Redshirt freshman season (2015): Saw action in 13 games with five starts, earning honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors…Finished No. 3 on the team with 86 tackles (43 solo) along with four tackles for a loss, a sack, an interception and a pass defensed…Finished No. 2 on the team with eight tackles (five solo) and recorded his first career INT in the final three minutes of the game to help seal the 23-17 victory vs. Kansas (Nov. 14)…Selected as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after finishing with a career-high 23 tackles (seven solo) in the 28-21 double-overtime victory vs. Baylor (Nov. 27)…Ended the game with a stop on Baylor's fourth-and-1 rush in the second overtime…Tied for the sixth-most tackles in school history and was the most in a game since LB Scott Taft tied a single-game TCU record with 30 stops versus UTEP in 1997...Finished with 11 tackles (eight solo), two tackles for a loss and his first career sack vs. Oregon (Valero Alamo Bowl, Jan. 2) as TCU recorded the largest comeback in school history to win, 47-41, in triple overtime after trailing 31-0 at halftime…Freshman season (2014): Received a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury in the season opener vs. Samford (Aug. 30).
PERSONAL: Given name Tyler Christian Summers…Born in Plano, Texas…Father, Jerrod, played quarterback at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas…Named a semifinalist for the 2018 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the Division I college football player who has best demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field…Was named one of the TCU Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bob Lilly Athletes of the Year award recipients for the 2017-18 academic year…High school: Was a unanimous All-District 26-5A selection as a senior at Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas...Was a dual-threat quarterback and also played safety...Passed for 2,001 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 1,773 yards and 31 scores...Earned a total of six letters in football (three), track (two) and baseball (one)…Community involvement: Participated in the Green Bay Packers Give Back Bowling Event in 2019, which raised money for the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association, whose programs champion the needs of abused and neglected children…Spoke to students in Neenah, Wis., and helped lead them in fitness activities as part of the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 program…Participated in the Frog It Forward initiative at TCU, a campaign promoting a pay-it-forward lifestyle by doing kind deeds for others…Residence: San Antonio, Texas.
