Tyler Onyedim

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
295
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Richmond, Texas
High School:
Foster

Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Coaches (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2022)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2022)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F22, S23, F23, F24)

2024
Saw action in 13 games, making eight starts ... did not play in Pop-Tarts Bowl after transferring after the Big 12 Championship game ... finished season with 33 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss ... had a season-high six tackles against Texas Tech, as well as two QBH and a pass breakup ... piled up five tackles in wins against Kansas State and North Dakota ... had a fumble recovery and three tackles against Cincinnati ... finished Cyclone career playing in 40 games and tallying 90 tackles, including 12.0 for a loss ... had three sacks and two takeaways, one interception and one fumble recovery.

2023
Played and started all 13 games ... finished with 42 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss and 2.0 sacks, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors ... finished with a team-high nine quarterback hurries ... had seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, in season opener against UNI ... recorded sacks against Baylor and Texas ... finished with a career-best three quarterback hurries against Ohio ... had five tackles against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas.

2022
Played in all 12 games, making an impact on the defensive side ... made 11 tackles, including three stops for a loss ... had three tackles against Oklahoma ... made first career sack against Texas Tech ... had an interception in season opener against Southeast Missouri for his first career takeaway ... had a quarterback hurry at Iowa.

2021
Saw action in two games before securing a redshirt ... tallied four tackles ... had two tackles apiece vs. Kansas and Texas.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Boston College and Virginia Tech among others… three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … ranked as the 74th-best defensive tackle nationally by 247Sports … named to Sports Illustrated’s 2020 preseason All-America watch list … three-year letterwinner … all-district selection … team finished 8-2 and made the playoffs as a senior … tallied 63 tackles, 21.0 TFL and 12 sacks as a senior … had 56 tackles, 18.0 TFL and nine sacks as a junior … also competed in basketball … coached by Shaun McDowell.

Personal
Majoring in communication studies.