Tyler Steen

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Tyler Steen
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Steen at the 2023 Senior Bowl
No. 56 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 23)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:321 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school:
College:
NFL Draft: 2023  / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:11
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Tyler Maxwell Steen (born June 24, 2000) is an American football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt before transferring to Alabama in 2022.

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Early years

Steen was born on June 24, 2000, in Miami, Florida. He is the oldest of three sons to Samantha Steen, Esq, an attorney, and Daris Steen, a retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Steen attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale He played both offense and defense on the St. Thomas Aquinas High School football team. Steen was also a member of the track and field team. [1]

College career

Vanderbilt

Steen enrolled at Vanderbilt University in 2018, playing four games at defensive end as a freshman for their football team, recording one tackle. He moved to right tackle as a sophomore in 2019 before moving to left tackle as a junior. Steen started thirty-four of thirty-eight games played at Vanderbilt, receiving All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors twice. [2]

Alabama

In 2022, Steen was a graduate transfer to the University of Alabama to play his final season of eligibility for the Crimson Tide. He started all thirteen regular season games for Alabama. [3] Steen would be named second-team All-SEC and started in the 2023 Senior Bowl. [4] [5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)
321 lb
(146 kg)
32+34 in
(0.83 m)
10+12 in
(0.27 m)
4.50 s7.78 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)
9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)
31 reps
Sources: [6] [7]

Steen was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round, 65th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft. [8] On November 5, 2023, Steen got his first professional start against the Dallas Cowboys.

Personal life

Steen has two young brothers, Blake (2004) and Dylan Steen (2008). Blake is a member of the University of Virginia football team. Steen's grandfather, Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis, was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in 1967, during the Vietnam War. [9]

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References

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  2. "Tyler Steen – Vanderbilt University Athletics". vucommodores.com. May 4, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. Tsoukalas, Tony. "Vanderbilt OL Tyler Steen Announces Transfer to Alabama". SI.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. SEC Staff. "2022 All-SEC Football Teams Announced". SEC Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. Greenberg, Brett; Simone, Eli (February 3, 2023). "Alabama leads all schools with 6 in Senior Bowl, former Tide All-American coaching". CBS 42 . Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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  9. "Eagles rookie Tyler Steen draws inspiration from his grandfather's valor that earned the Medal of Honor". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.