Tyler Baron

2024 All-ACC, Honorable Mention

2024 (Fifth-Year Senior): Served as one of Miami’s top defensive contributors in lone season with Hurricanes, earning All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition…Tied for team lead in tackles for loss (11.0) and sacks (5.5)…Tied for fourth on Hurricanes in total tackles (38), including 18 solo stops…Credited with six quarterback hurries and one forced fumble…Saw action in all 13 games and made nine starts…Delivered strong debut for Hurricanes against Florida (Aug. 31), posting three tackles, two tackles for loss and sack…Dominated in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7), posting five tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and three sacks…Had 1.5 tackles for loss and half-sack in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Compiled three stops against USF (Sept. 21)…Had two tackles in win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Posted three stops in come-from-behind win at Cal (Oct. 5)…Finished with four tackles in win at Louisville (Oct. 19)…Added two stops in win over Florida State (Oct. 26)…Totaled regular season-high six tackles in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Saw time at Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)…Finished with three solo stops in win over Wake Forest (Nov. 23)…Had two tackles for loss and one sack at Syracuse (Nov. 30)…Totaled season-high seven stops (six solo) in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28).

Prior to Miami: Delivered impressive four-year career at Tennessee (2020-2023) before transferring to Miami…Finished Volunteers career with 101 total tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks…Enjoyed dominant 2023 season, starting 12 games and finishing with 10.5 TFLs and six sacks…Credited with 41 quarterback pressures by Pro Football Focus in final campaign at UT…Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery over career…Saw action in 48 games with Volunteers.

High School: Rated as four-star prospect and nation’s fourth-ranked strongside defensive end in 247 Composite Rankings…Member of ESPN300…Played senior season at Knoxville Catholic High School…Led Knoxville Catholic to the DII-AAA quarterfinals in 2019 state playoffs…2019 Tennessee DII-AAA All-State selection…Selected to play in 2020 Polynesian Bowl…2018 Nashville Area Division II East/Middle All-Region Team…Totaled 105 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and nine sacks in 2019 … Made 46.5 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a junior in 2018.