Tyler Lockhart
Mississippi State Bulldogs
78
Solid

Tyler Lockhart

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
WLBDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Tyler Lockhart starting?

Tyler Lockhart is listed 2nd string at WLB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Tyler Lockhart is listed WLB #2 for Mississippi State at 78 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1785Zakari TillmanStarter
  2. 21178Tyler LockhartYou

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Winona, ranked #148 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #148 NatlTeam Share3%
Kilmichael, MS
Jersey
#11
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253400

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9364
National Rank
#148
High School
Winona
Hometown
Winona, MS

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 67th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WMINNTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

Tyler Lockhart's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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78
Solid
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Team Role

34 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.