# Tyler Batty

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{{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](/source/Linebacker)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|5|2}}
|birth_place=[Payson, Utah](/source/Payson%2C_Utah), U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=6
|weight_lb=271
|high_school=[Payson (UT)](/source/Payson_High_School_(Utah))
|college=[BYU](/source/BYU_Cougars_football) (2020–2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
*[Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
|highlights=
* First-team All-[Big 12](/source/Big_12_Conference) ([2024](/source/2024_Big_12_Conference_football_season)
* Second-team All-Big 12 ([2023](/source/2023_Big_12_Conference_football_season))
* [Independence Bowl](/source/Independence_Bowl) Defensive MVP ([2021](/source/2021_Independence_Bowl))| statleague   = NFL
| statseason   = 2025
| statweek     = 
| statlabel1   = [Total tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move))
| statvalue1   = 12
| statlabel2   = [Sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack)
| statvalue2   =  
| statlabel3   = [Forced fumbles](/source/Fumble)
| statvalue3   = 
| statlabel4   = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble)
| statvalue4   = 
| statlabel5   = [Interceptions](/source/Interceptions)
| statvalue5   =
|pfr=BattTy00}}

'''Tyler Batty''' (born May 2, 1999) is an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) for the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [BYU Cougars](/source/BYU_Cougars_football).

==Early life==
Batty attended [Payson High School](/source/Payson_High_School_(Utah)) in [Payson, Utah](/source/Payson%2C_Utah), and committed to play [college football](/source/college_football) for the [BYU Cougars](/source/BYU_Cougars_football).<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](/source/2023_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team) 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](/source/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](/source/2023_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/injured_reserve_list) due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason. Batty was activated on October 19, and made his NFL debut against the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/2025_Philadelphia_Eagles_season); the Vikings had him lie down sideways in front of Eagles center [Cam Jurgens](/source/Cam_Jurgens) prior to the [snap](/source/Snap_(gridiron_football)) in an attempt to thwart Philadelphia's controversial [Tush Push](/source/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](/source/KSL-TV) |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Batty is a member of [the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints) and served a [church mission](/source/Mormon_missionary) in [Spain](/source/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>

== References ==
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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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Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Utah County, Utah
Category:People from Payson, Utah
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:BYU Cougars football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players

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