Tyler Biadasz ( ; born November 20, 1997) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and was drafted by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the

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Early years

Biadasz attended Amherst High School in

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. He was named first-team all-state after his junior and senior seasons as a

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. The state coaches also named him honorable-mention All-state on offense both years. As a senior, he registered 70 tackles, 7 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and one interception, while receiving the

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Award as the state of Wisconsin's top high school defensive lineman as a senior. He finished his high school career with 232 tackles, 19 sacks, 11 forced fumbles and 3 touchdowns. He also played

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and

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. He committed to

on June 8, 2015, after attending a camp on May 31 of that year. He chose Wisconsin over

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, and

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, all of whom also offered.

College career

Biadasz was

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and converted into a center. As a freshman, he started all 14 games, while receiving

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and third-team All-Big Ten honors. As a sophomore, he again served as the anchor of the

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and started all 13 games. After the 2018 season, Biadasz consulted with the NFL Draft Advisory Committee and received a grade of "return to school". In early 2019, Biadasz underwent hip surgery and missed spring practices. Before the season, he was named to preseason All-American teams by ''

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'' and ''

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'' and was also identified as a candidate for the

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. He started all 14 games, became the first

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winner in school history as the nation's top center and was named a

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. He had arthroscopic surgery on the AC joint in his shoulder after the season. In January 2020, Biadasz announced that he would forgo his senior season and declared for the

. He started at center in all of the 41 games of his college career and helped block for

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Jonathan Taylor.

Professional career

Biadasz was selected by the

in the fourth round (146th overall) of the

. As a rookie, he replaced an injured Joe Looney in the starting lineup of the fifth game against the

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. He started 4 straight games, until suffering a hamstring injury during warmups in the ninth game against the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2020. He was activated on December 12, 2020. Looney started at center in the last 8 contests of the season. In 2021, he began the Organized Team Activities in the preseason as the starter at center. After the 2022 season, he was selected to his first

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Regular season

Personal life

Biadasz's parents are

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farmers, and he credits his times on the farm to build his work ethic.

References

External links

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Wisconsin Badgers bio
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