AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fifth season with the Spartans... Played in 38 games with 19 starts as an inside linebacker in his first four seasons... Three career games with 10 or more tackles... Has a single-game career high 16 tackles vs. San Diego State (11/4/17)... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2017... A 2017, 2018 and 2020 Academic All-Mountain West award winner.
2020: Played in all eight games and drew six starts ... Credited for 34 tackles including 20 solo stops ... Was in on 3.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack ... Sack came in the UNLV triumph (11/14) as part of a season high 1.5 tackles for loss... Had at least two tackles in every game ... Season-high seven tackles against New Mexico (10/31) and in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl (12/31).
2019: Was a starter at an inside linebacker position in eight of the nine games he played... Had his most productive season at the major college level... Credited with single-season highs of 52 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss... Two games during the season with 10 or more stops... Season-high 12 tackles in the season-ending Fresno State win (11/30)... Was in on 11 stops vs. San Diego State (10/19)... Notched his first major college career quarterback sack in the season-opening win over Northern Colorado (8/29)... Credited with a fumble recovery at Nevada (10/12).
2018: Played in all 12 games and was a starter in the season opener vs. UC Davis (8/30)... Was in on 16 tackles for the season... Season-high nine tackles and a tackle for loss vs. UC Davis in his one starting call for the year... Four stops in a reserve role vs.Army West Point (10/13).
2017: Played in the last nine games of the season and started at a linebacker position in each of the last four contests... One of four freshmen to start a game on defense during the season for the Spartans... Credited with 38 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble... Had a tackle in seven of the nine games he played... Was in on 16 tackles and recovered a fumble in his first major college start against San Diego State (11/4)... Contributed eight tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the Wyoming win (11/25).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time first-team All-Mission League honoree for Serra High of Gardena, Calif. (Coach Scott Altenberg)... Was credited with 219 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks, recovered six fumbles and three pass interceptions playing for the Padres... A team captain and named his team's Defensive Player of the Year his senior season, chosen as his team's Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior and picked as Rookie of the Year as a sophomore.
MORE ON TYSYN: A justice studies major... Would like to work for the F.B.I. ... One of the team's most active players in the Beyond Football program... Participated in Serra High's Student Ambassadors program for three years... Has a cousin, Chris Moton, who played defensive back and linebacker for Washington State during the 1987 through 1990 seasons... Tysyn is a Los Angeles native.
CAREER STATISTICS
DEFENSE | G/S | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | SK | FR | INT | DEF |
2017...FR | 9/4 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 0.5/1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018...SO | 12/1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.0/6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019...JR | 9/8 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 3.5/11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020...SR | 8/6 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 3.5/12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER | 38/19 | 74 | 66 | 140 | 8.5/30 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |