{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Tyler Batty |image=Tyler Batty (54012884394) (cropped).jpg |caption=Batty with the BYU Cougars in 2024 |currentteam=Minnesota Vikings |number=92 |position=Linebacker |birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|5|2}} |birth_place=Payson, Utah, U.S. |height_ft=6 |height_in=6 |weight_lb=271 |high_school=Payson (UT) |college=BYU (2020–2024) |undraftedyear=2025 |pastteams= *Minnesota Vikings ({{nfly|2025}}–present) |status=Active |highlights= * First-team All-Big 12 (2024 * Second-team All-Big 12 (2023) * Independence Bowl Defensive MVP (2021)| statleague = NFL | statseason = 2025 | statweek = | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 12 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = | statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue4 = | statlabel5 = Interceptions | statvalue5 = |pfr=BattTy00}}
'''Tyler Batty''' (born May 2, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars.
==Early life== Batty attended Payson High School in Payson, Utah, and committed to play college football for the BYU Cougars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Norma |title=BYU lineman Tyler Batty waited his whole life to become a Cougar. He’ll have to wait some more. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2020/04/19/tyler-batty-waited-his/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=19 April 2020 |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
==College career== In his first three seasons from 2020 to 2022, Batty recorded 108 tackles with 17.5 being for a loss, nine and a half sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Batty |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyler-batty-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> In week 3 of the 2023 season, he notched nine tackles with one and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery as he helped BYU beat Arkansas 38-31.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Judd |first1=Brandon |title=BYU’s Tyler Batty announces where he’ll be playing in 2024 |url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/3/23986820/defensive-end-tyler-batty-returning-to-byu-2024-season/ |website=Deseret News |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> For his performance, Batty was named the Big 12 Conference defensive player of the week.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Urban |first1=Andrea |title=BYU's Tyler Batty making a difference on and off the field |url=https://www.fox13now.com/sports/byus-tyler-batty-making-a-difference-on-and-off-the-field |website=Fox13 News |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> In the regular season finale versus Oklahoma State, he gained 36 yards on a fake punt reception.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ireland |first1=Kyle |title=BYU’s Tyler Batty Plows Over Oklahoma State Player After Catch On Fake Punt |url=https://kslsports.com/508071/byus-tyler-batty-plows-over-oklahoma-state-player-after-catch-on-fake-punt/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> Batty finished the 2023 season notching 57 tackles with nine going for a loss, five and a half sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Mitch |title=Tyler Batty Announces Return To BYU Football For One Final Season |url=https://kslsports.com/508390/byu-football-tyler-batty-returning-2024-season-explained-interview/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> earning second-team all-Big 12 honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Mitch |title=BYU DE Tyler Batty Honored During Halftime Of Sugar Bowl |url=https://kslsports.com/509368/tyler-batty-byu-football-sugar-bowl-halftime-allstate-afca-good-works-team/ |website=KSL Sports |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 5 5/8 | weight = 271 | dash = 4.78 | ten split = 1.69 | twenty split = 2.81 | shuttle = 4.54 | cone drill = 7.21 | vertical = 34.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 0 | bench = 27 | arm span = 33 1/8 | hand span = 9 3/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tyler-batty/32004241-5475-9312-9225-c94ad5ee5df2 |title=Tyler Batty Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051893&DraftYear=2025 |title=Tyler Batty College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}</ref> }} Batty signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikings Agree to Terms with 20 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft|website=Vikings.com|date=April 26, 2025}}</ref> He began the regular season on injured reserve due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason. Batty was activated on October 19, and made his NFL debut against the Philadelphia Eagles; the Vikings had him lie down sideways in front of Eagles center Cam Jurgens prior to the snap in an attempt to thwart Philadelphia's controversial Tush Push.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vikings activate LB Blake Cashman, likely to start vs. Eagles|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46640119/vikings-activate-lb-blake-cashman-likely-start-vs-eagles|access-date=October 24, 2025|website=espn.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Sean |title=Locals in the NFL: BYU alum Tyler Batty may have had most unique NFL debut ever |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51392469/locals-in-the-nfl-byu-alum-tyler-batty-may-have-had-most-unique-nfl-debut-ever |access-date=20 October 2025 |publisher=KSL-TV |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Batty is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a church mission in Spain.<ref name="“LDSAthletesSinceGenConf2025”">{{cite web |last1=Toone |first1=Trent |date=3 Oct 2025 |title=Highlights of Latter-day Saint athletes since April general conference |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2025/10/03/highlights-latter-day-saint-athletes-since-last-april/ |access-date=2 May 2026 |website=www.thechurchnews.com}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/tyler-batty/ Minnesota Vikings bio] *[https://byucougars.com/sports/football/roster/season/2023/player/tyler-batty BYU Cougars bio]
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