Tyler Batty (born May 2, 2000) is an

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Early life and high school

Batty attended high school at Payson. Coming out of high school, Batty decided to commit to play

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College career

In Batty's first three seasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022, he recorded 108 tackles with 17.5 being for a loss, nine and a half sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. In week three of the 2023 season, Batty 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

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38-31. For his performance versus Arkansas, Batty was named the Big-12's defensive player of the week. In the regular season finale versus

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, Batty gained 36 yards on a fake punt reception. 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. For his performance in the 2023 season, Batty was named second team all Big-12.

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BYU Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batty, Tyler 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Utah County, Utah People from Payson, Utah American football defensive ends BYU Cougars football players