Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2025…Played in 28 games with 21 starts at left guard in five seasons at Minnesota (2019-20, '22-24)…Started all 10 games he played in at LG during the 2024 season, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention from the league's coaches and media… Protected QB Max Brosmer, who started all 13 games and finished in the top 10 in single-season program history in completions (No. 1, 268), passing yards (No. 3, 2,828) and passing TDs (t-No. 8, 18)… Blocked for RB Darius Taylor, who led the team with a career-high 986 rushing yards and a career-best 10 TDs on a career-high 205 carries (4.8 avg.) and finished No. 3 on the team with 350 receiving yards and two TDs on 54 receptions (6.5 avg.)…Part of a line that only allowed one sack as the offense gained 422 total yards (306 passing, 116 rushing) and scored five TDs vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 7)…Helped pave the way for Taylor's season-high 144 yards on 25 carries (5.8 avg.) and Brosmer's career-high three rushing TDs vs. Southern California (Oct. 5)…Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack of Brosmer as he connected on 26 of 33 passes for 320 yards (12.3 avg.) and a season-high four TDs vs. Maryland (Oct. 26)…Started all 11 games he played in at LG in 2023 and helped the Gophers offense average 157.5 rushing yards per game, which ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten…Protected QB Athan Kaliakmanis, who played in 12 games and completed 156 of 294 passes for 1,838 yards and 14 TDs…Blocked for Taylor, who led the team with 799 yards and five TDs on 138 carries (5.8 avg.)…Opened holes for Taylor as he recorded his first career 100-yard game (193 yards) and his first career TD (17-yard run) vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 9)…Paved the way for Taylor as he rushed for 138 yards and a TD on 22 carries (6.3 avg.) at North Carolina (Sept. 16)…Did not allow a sack of Kaliakmanis as he connected on 14 of 19 passes for 153 yards and two TDs while Taylor produced his third consecutive 100-yard game (198 yards) and two TDs on 31 carries (6.4 avg.) at Northwestern (Sept. 23)…Helped block for Taylor as he was named the MVP of the Quick Lane Bowl vs. Bowling Green (Dec. 26) after posting 208 rushing yards and a TD on 35 carries (5.9 avg.)…Appeared in five games in 2022, helping Minnesota rank No. 2 in the conference in rushing yards (2,695), rushing yards per game (207.3) and rushing TDs (33)…Blocked for RB Mohamed Ibrahim, who led the Big Ten with 1,665 yards and 20 TDs on 320 carries (5.2 avg.)…Saw action vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 1) as the Gophers rushed for five TDs and the offensive line did not allow a sack of QB Tanner Morgan…Appeared in the game vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 10) as the Minnesota offense put up 62 points, tied for No. 5 in program history (since 1930), and 679 total yards, good for No. 3 in school history…Played vs. Northwestern (Nov. 12), helping Ibrahim rush for 178 yards (his 18th consecutive 100-yard rushing game) and three TDs on 36 attempts (4.9 avg.)…Did not play in 2021…Appeared in one game in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season…Saw action vs. Michigan (Oct. 24), helping RB Abner Dubar rush for 140 yards and two TDs on 26 attempts (5.4 avg.)…Played in one game as a true freshman in 2019…Made his collegiate debut vs. Maryland (Oct. 26), blocking for an offense that posted 321 rushing yards and four rushing TDs on 54 attempts (5.9 avg.)…Earned his bachelor's degree in education and a master's in youth development and leadership…Was a five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2020-24)…Attended Saint Croix Falls (Wis.) High School, where he was named a semifinalist for the Joe Thomas Award, which is given annually to the top senior offensive lineman in Wisconsin…Earned North Lakeland Conference first-team accolades as a junior and a senior…Also played basketball and participated in track and field all four years…His sister, Kelsey, plays volleyball at Concordia University, St. Paul…Given name Tyler Michael Cooper; born in Stillwater, Minn.
