Tylan Grable (born October 4, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Jacksonville State and UCF.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | October 4, 1999 Gordon, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Wilkinson County (GA) | ||||
| College: | Jacksonville State (2018–2021) UCF (2022–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 6 / pick: 204 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||
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Early life
editGrable was born on October 4, 1999, in Gordon, Georgia, and grew up there.[1] He attended Wilkinson County High School where he won four varsity letters as both a football and basketball player.[1] In football, he was a quarterback.[2][3] He won the starting job as a sophomore and threw for over 5,000 yards in two seasons before missing his senior year due to injury.[1] He was a zero-star recruit with only one offer from Division II school West Alabama. He decided to walk-on to play for the FCS Jacksonville State Gamecocks.[1]
College career
editAs a true freshman at Jacksonville State in 2018, Grable redshirted while transitioning to tight end.[4] He then began transitioning to the offensive line in 2019 and won a starting role at left tackle in 2020, earning first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and second-team FCS All-America honors.[4] He was a unanimous all-conference selection in 2021.[5]
Grable transferred to the UCF Knights for the 2022 season.[6] He started all 14 games for the team that year and was named third-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) by Pro Football Focus.[5] He returned for a final season in 2023 and started 13 games, being named honorable mention all-Big 12.[1][5][7] He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl and to the NFL Scouting Combine.[8]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.95 s | 1.69 s | 2.84 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Grable was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (204th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Brugler, Dane (April 2024). "The Beast: 2024 NFL Draft Guide" (PDF). The Athletic. pp. 129–130.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Tylan Grable, Offensive Lineman, UCF Knights". Sports Illustrated. November 5, 2022.
- ^ Medley, Joe (April 20, 2021). "Grable Able: JSU sophomore completes journey from prolific prep quarterback to All-OVC offensive tackle". The Anniston Star.
- ^ a b Herder, Sam (July 2, 2021). "2021 FCS Jersey Countdown: 70 — The Best Player Who Wears No. 70 Is Jacksonville State's Tylan Grable". HERO Sports.
- ^ a b c "Tylan Grable". UCF Knights.
- ^ Helwig, Brandon (December 5, 2021). "UCF puts out the welcome mat for transfer target Tylan Grable". Rivals.com.
- ^ Rupp, Brennen (March 22, 2024). "Unpacking Future Packers: No. 48, UCF OT Tylan Grable". USA Today.
- ^ Murschel, Matt (February 26, 2024). "Rise and shine". The Orlando Sentinel. p. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tylan Grable Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Tylan Grable College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ De Cristofaro, David (April 28, 2024). "5 things to know about new Bills OT Tylan Grable". Bills Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
