Tyler Gerig
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- Fishers, IN
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- Position:
- DB
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Heritage Christian
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Heritage Christian
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Saw time in all 10 games for TU … Racked up 36 tackles, with a career-best 29 solo hits … Added pair of stops for negative yardage and two interceptions … Returned one pick 62 yards for a touchdown in a 63-10 rout of Lindenwood … Averaged 9.3 yards per punt return … Rated second on roster in interceptions and third in solo hits … Rated sixth among all Mid-States Football Association Mideast League performers with 0.2 interceptions per outing … Named Honorable Mention All-MSFA Mideast League … Garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District, Academic All-MSFA and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2016 at Taylor: Played in all 11 games for Trojan secondary … Set new career-highs with 42 tackles, 26 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for lost yardage … Returned lone interception 65 yards for a touchdown in TU’s 41-28 win at Davenport to open season … Rated fifth on TU defense in tackles … Ended second on squad with nine kickoff returns … Averaged 18.2 yards per kickoff return … Named Academic All-MSFA for work in classroom.
2015 at Taylor: Cracked the lineup in nine games as a freshman … Picked up 16 tackles, with 12 coming via solo hits … Hauled in an interception in first collegiate game, helping Taylor to a 51-10 win.
Prep: Earned a varsity letter in all four years on the gridiron for Ron Qualls at Heritage Christian … Earned All-Indianapolis and All-Indiana recognition as a defensive back.
Personal: Son of Rod and Julie Gerig … Father played football at TU and mother competed on the Taylor track and field squad … Brother, Grant, currently competes as a sophomore on the TU football team … Younger brother of Kathryn, who ran for the cross country and track programs in Upland … Majoring in management.
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