Tyler Lancaster

Tyler Coatney Lancaster (born November 3, 1994) is an American football nose tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Tyler Lancaster
No. 96 – Denver Broncos
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Plainfield East
(Plainfield, Illinois)
College:Northwestern (2013–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:110
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Lancaster was born in Naperville, Illinois and grew up in Romeoville, Illinois. He attended Plainfield East High School, where he played center. Lancaster did not surrender a sack over the three years he played for the Bengals' varsity football team and was named first-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune. He was ranked the sixth-best center in his class by Rivals.com and tenth by Scout.com and a three star prospect by ESPN.com. Lancaster ultimately committed to play college football at Northwestern over offers from Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan.[1]

College career

Lancaster redshirted his first year at Northwestern, during which he switched positions from the offensive line to defensive tackle.[2] He became a three-year starter for the Wildcats, starting the last 39 games of his career, and accumulated 101 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.[3] As a senior, Lancaster was named a team captain and set career highs in 40 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m)		 313 lb
(142 kg)		 32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 10+3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		5.01 s1.87 s2.88 s4.60 s7.46 s27.0 in
(0.69 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		32 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Green Bay Packers

Lancaster signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[6] He was cut by the Packers at the end of training camp and then subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.[7] Lancaster was signed to the Packers' active roster on October 6, 2018, and made his NFL debut the following day in a 31–23 loss to the Detroit Lions, appearing on special teams.[8][9] Lancaster made his first career start on November 25, 2018, recording one tackle in a 17–24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie season, Lancaster appeared in 12 games (5 starts) and made 25 tackles, including one for loss.[10]

In week 8 of the 2019 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lancaster forced a fumble on running back LeSean McCoy and recovered the ball in the 31–24 win.[11] In 2019 he played in all 16 games with 10 starts for the Packers during the regular season and recorded 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and started both of the team's playoff games.[12] On April 25, 2020, the Packers re-signed Lancaster to a one-year contract as an exclusive-rights free agent.[13][14]

Lancaster re-signed with the Packers on March 30, 2021.[15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on September 28, 2021.[16] He was activated on October 9, 2021.[17]

Las Vegas Raiders

Lancaster signed as free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on May 25, 2022.[18] On August 28, 2022, Lancaster was placed on injured reserve.[19] He was released on September 5, 2022.[20]

Denver Broncos

On May 23, 2023, Lancaster signed with the Denver Broncos.[21] He was released on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[22][23]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckPDIntYdsTDFFFRYdsTD
2018GB 125261970.000000000
2019GB 16103017131.500001100
2020GB 153238150.010000000
2021GB 1633115160.000000000
Total 592111059511.510001100
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckPDIntYdsTDFFFRYdsTD
2019GB 224310.000000000
2020GB 213120.000000000
2021GB 111100.000000000
Total 548530.000000000
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References
  1. Johnson, Chris (March 29, 2013). "Who's That Wildcat? DT Tyler Lancaster". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. Gregory, Mark (May 7, 2018). "Plainfield East grad remembers the why as he takes his shot at the NFL". BugleNewspapers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. Sampson, Brian (July 11, 2018). "Green Bay Packers: 5 undrafted free agents to keep an eye on". DairyLandExpress.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. Kovarick, Terry (October 11, 2018). "Packers sign Tyler Lancaster, release Darius Jackson". DoorCountyDailyNews.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. "Tyler Lancaster, Northwestern, DT, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. Friedman, Caleb (April 28, 2018). "Tyler Lancaster signed by Green Bay Packers as UDFA". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. Jones, Brian (September 2, 2018). "Report: Packers add four players to practice squad". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. "Packers sign DL Tyler Lancaster to active roster". Packers.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. "Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – October 7th, 2018 – Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  10. "Tyler Lancaster Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. "Rodgers, Jones star for Packers in 31–24 victory over Chiefs". ESPN. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  12. "Packers' Tyler Lancaster: Musters up 30 stops". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  13. "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". USA Today. March 17, 2020.
  14. "Report: Jake Kumerow, Robert Tonyan sign ERFA deals with Packers". 247sports.com. April 24, 2020.
  15. "Packers re-sign TE Marcedes Lewis, DL Tyler Lancaster". Packers.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  16. "Packers sign TE Tyler Davis off Colts' practice squad". Packers.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  17. "Packers place CB Jaire Alexander on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  18. "Raiders sign DL Tyler Lancaster". Raiders.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  19. "Raiders place three on reserve/injured list". Raiders.com. August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  20. Bouda, Nate (September 5, 2022). "Raiders release DT Tyler Lancaster from IR sign Kyle Peko to PS/". NFL Trade Rumors.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  21. DiLalla, Aric (May 23, 2023). "Broncos sign NT Tyler Lancaster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  22. DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  23. DiLalla, Aric (August 30, 2023). "Broncos sign 14 players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
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