2020-21 Football Roster

Randall K. Wolf/VMI
Randall K. Wolf/VMI
Randall K. Wolf/VMI
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Randall K. Wolf/VMI
Randall K. Wolf/VMI
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Chuck Steenburgh/SportsPhotoGuy.com

9 Tyren Cloyd

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Va.
  • Highschool Benedictine

Biography

2019 – Played in all 12 games making seven starts at outside linebacker…saw 698 total plays of action…had 50 total tackles on the season with 2.5 TFL for 11 yards…finished the season strong with a season best seven tackles including a sack for three yards and a quarterback hurry…logged six tackle games against ETSU, Samford, and Mercer…credited for 1.5 sacks for 8 yards against Mercer…recovered a fumble against Robert Morris and forced a fumble versus Samford…had a pass break-up in the Wofford game … earned 2019-20 SoCon Academic Honor Roll.  

2018 – Moved into the starting lineup and played in 10 games…made seven starts on the season at outside linebacker including the last five games of the season…played a total of 714 snaps…posted the sixth most tackles on the team with 41 including 2.5 TFL for seven total yards…had a career-high eight tackles vs. The Citadel Oct. 20…logged five tackles each against Western Carolina, Tusculum, Furman, and Old Dominion…intercepted and returned a pass 29 yards for a touchdown at Chattanooga Oct. 27…recovered a fumble vs. Tusculum…lettered for the second time.

2017 – Appeared in seven games mostly on special teams and lettered for the first time...played a season-high 35 snaps against Chattanooga...credited with four tackles vs. Chattanooga and three stops vs. Mercer.

High School - Had 40 tackles and two forced fumbles as a senior...also recovered three fumbles and had four tackles for loss...as a junior in 2015, logged 33 tackles (19 solo) over nine games for an average of 3.7 tackles per game...had three tackles for loss in 2015, including one sack, and caused two fumbles, recovering both...served as team captain...played on two state championship squads...starting outside linebacker in 804 vs. 757 Senior Bowl...lettered three years in track in long and triple jumps...uncle played ILB at UVA-Wise.

Major – Civil Engineering

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2017-18Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 190 lbs
    37
  • 9

    2018-19Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019-20Junior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    9