Tyler Lancaster

Tyler Lancaster

Personal information
Born:	(1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 29) Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
Weight:	313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Plainfield East (Plainfield, Illinois)
College:	Northwestern (2013–2017)
Position:	Nose tackle
Undrafted:	2018
Career history
Green Bay Packers (2018–2021) Las Vegas Raiders (2022)* Denver Broncos (2023)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 113 Sacks: 1.5 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Pass deflections: 1
Player stats at PFR

Tyler Coatney Lancaster (born November 4, 1994) is an American professional football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Northwestern, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

Lancaster was born in Naperville, Illinois and grew up in Romeoville, Illinois. He attended Plainfield East High School, where he played center. Lancaster did not surrender a sacks over the three years he played for the Bengals' varsity football team and was named first-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune . He was ranked the sixth-best center in his class by Rivals.com and tenth by Scout.com and a three star prospect by ESPN.com. Lancaster ultimately committed to play college football at Northwestern over offers from Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan. ^[1]

College career

Lancaster redshirted his first year at Northwestern, during which he switched positions from the offensive line to defensive tackle. ^[2] He became a three-year starter for the Wildcats, starting the last 39 games of his career, and accumulated 101 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. ^[3] As a senior, Lancaster was named a team captain and set career highs in 40 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten. ^[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m)	10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m)	5.01 s	1.87 s	2.88 s	4.60 s	7.46 s	27.0 in (0.69 m)	9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)	32 reps
All values from Pro Day [5]

Green Bay Packers

Lancaster signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. ^[6] He was cut by the Packers at the end of training camp and then subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad. ^[7] Lancaster was signed to the Packers' active roster on October 6, 2018, and made his NFL debut the following day in a 31–23 loss to the Detroit Lions, appearing on special teams. ^{[8] [9]} Lancaster made his first career start on November 25, 2018, recording one tackle in a 24–17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie season, Lancaster appeared in 12 games (5 starts) and made 25 tackles, including one for loss. ^[10]

In week 8 of the 2019 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lancaster forced a fumble on running back LeSean McCoy and recovered the ball in the 31–24 win. ^[11] In 2019 he played in all 16 games with 10 starts for the Packers during the regular season and recorded 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and started both of the team's playoff games. ^[12] On April 25, 2020, the Packers re-signed Lancaster to a one-year contract as an exclusive-rights free agent. ^{[13] [14]}

Lancaster re-signed with the Packers on March 30, 2021. ^[15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on September 28, 2021. ^[16] He was activated on October 9, 2021. ^[17]

Las Vegas Raiders

Lancaster signed as free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on May 25, 2022. ^[18] On August 28, 2022, Lancaster was placed on injured reserve. ^[19] He was released on September 5, 2022. ^[20]

Denver Broncos

On May 23, 2023, Lancaster signed with the Denver Broncos. ^[21] He was released on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. ^{[22] [23]} He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season. ^[24]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sck	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2018	GB	12	5	26	19	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	GB	16	10	30	17	13	1.5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2020	GB	15	3	23	8	15	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	GB	16	3	31	15	16	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		59	21	110	59	51	1.5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sck	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2019	GB	2	2	4	3	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	GB	2	1	3	1	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	GB	1	1	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		5	4	8	5	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

1. Johnson, Chris (March 29, 2013). "Who's That Wildcat? DT Tyler Lancaster". InsideNU.com. SB Nation . Retrieved July 3, 2019.
2. Gregory, Mark (May 7, 2018). "Plainfield East grad remembers the why as he takes his shot at the NFL". BugleNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
3. Sampson, Brian (July 11, 2018). "Green Bay Packers: 5 undrafted free agents to keep an eye on". DairyLandExpress.com. FanSided . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
4. Kovarick, Terry (October 11, 2018). "Packers sign Tyler Lancaster, release Darius Jackson". DoorCountyDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. "Tyler Lancaster, Northwestern, DT, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
6. Friedman, Caleb (April 28, 2018). "Tyler Lancaster signed by Green Bay Packers as UDFA". InsideNU.com. SB Nation . Retrieved October 12, 2018.
7. Jones, Brian (September 2, 2018). "Report: Packers add four players to practice squad". 247Sports.com . Retrieved October 12, 2018.
8. "Packers sign DL Tyler Lancaster to active roster". Packers.com. October 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
9. "Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – October 7th, 2018 – Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
10. "Tyler Lancaster Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
11. "Rodgers, Jones star for Packers in 31–24 victory over Chiefs". ESPN. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
12. "Packers' Tyler Lancaster: Musters up 30 stops". CBSSports.com . RotoWire. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
13. "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". USA Today. March 17, 2020.
14. "Report: Jake Kumerow, Robert Tonyan sign ERFA deals with Packers". 247sports.com. April 24, 2020.
15. "Packers re-sign TE Marcedes Lewis, DL Tyler Lancaster". Packers.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
16. "Packers sign TE Tyler Davis off Colts' practice squad". Packers.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
17. "Packers place CB Jaire Alexander on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 9, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
18. "Raiders sign DL Tyler Lancaster". Raiders.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
19. "Raiders place three on reserve/injured list". Raiders.com. August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
20. Bouda, Nate (September 5, 2022). "Raiders release DT Tyler Lancaster from IR sign Kyle Peko to PS/". NFL Trade Rumors.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
21. DiLalla, Aric (May 23, 2023). "Broncos sign NT Tyler Lancaster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
22. DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit". DenverBroncos.com.
23. DiLalla, Aric (August 30, 2023). "Broncos sign 14 players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
24. DiLalla, Aric (January 8, 2024). "Broncos sign 12 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.

External links

• Northwestern Wildcats bio