2018 Football Roster
Tyler Horton
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- Height:
- 5-11
- High School:
- Edison HS
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Bednarik Award Watch List (2018)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2018)
- Jim Thorpe Award Watch List (2018)
- 2x All-Mountain West First Team (2017-18)
- 2x Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, 2016; Sept. 3, 2018)
- Mountain West All-Academic Team (2015)
BOISE STATE CAREER
SENIOR (2018): Named to the All-Mountain West First Team for a second-straight season...started all 11 games in which he appeared...opened the season on the preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and Jim Thorpe Award...named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Troy (Sept. 1), in which he became just the fifth player in FBS history to return two fumbles for touchdowns...finished second in the country with four fumble returns...scored three defensive touchdowns (two fumble recoveries, one interception return), and finished sixth on the team with 46 tackles, and second with five pass breakups...opened the campaign with a bang at Troy, making four tackles and becoming the fifth player in FBS history to return two fumbles for touchdowns...caused the first Bronco takeaway by deflecting a screen pass that was intercepted by Tony Lashley, then scored his first touchdown on a 55-yard fumble return in the third quarter, followed by an 11-yard scoop-and-score in the fourth (Sept. 1)...recovered his third fumble of the season and made a team-high eight tackles (five solo) against San Diego State (Oct. 6)...scored his Boise State-record third defensive touchdown of the season, and fifth of his career, on a 99-yard pick-six at Nevada (Oct. 13)...made six tackles (two solo) at Air Force (Oct. 27)...recovered his fourth fumble of the season againt BYU (Nov. 3)...broke up two passes and made three solo tackles against Utah State (Nov, 24)...made six solo tackles, including one for loss, against Fresno State (Dec. 1).
JUNIOR (2017): Named to the All-Mountain West First Team...started 13 games before missing the Las Vegas Bowl due to injury...led Boise State with 11 pass breakups, made two interceptions with 44 tackles (26 solo), including 3.0 tackles-for-loss...forced two fumbles, and recovered two, one of which he returned 21 yards for a touchdown against Air Force (Nov. 18)...made a solo tackle and broke up a pass against Troy (Sept. 2)...picked off his first pass of the year and broke up two passes at Washington State (Sept. 9)...made three solo tackles, including one for loss, and broke up a pass at San Diego State (Oct. 14)...collected four tackles (three solo) vs. Wyoming (Oct. 21)...made one tackle and was credited with one breakup at Utah State (Oct. 4)...made one tackle and came down with his second picked pass of the season vs. Nevada (Nov. 4)...had a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) at Colorado State (Nov. 11)...recovered a fumble forced by Vander Esch in overtime to end the game, securing the Bronco comeback victory at CSU...made two tackles, both for loss, forced a fumble and recovered another, returning 21-yards for a touchdown vs. Air Force (Nov. 18)...made eight tackles (two solo) at Fresno State (Nov. 25)...collected six tackles (four solo) and forced a fumble in the victory over Fresno State (Dec. 2) in the MW Championship Game.
FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 12 games, making two starts...made 12 tackles (10 solo) and broke up a pass...made his collegiate debut against Washington (Sept. 4)...made a solo tackle against Hawai'i (Oct. 3)...had two tackles (one solo) at Utah State (Oct. 16)...broke up a pass and made a tackle against Wyoming (Oct. 24)...made four solo tackles against New Mexico (Nov. 14).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 64 nationally at his position...also rated No. 12 at cornerback in the West and No. 9 in California...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...three-star recruit per 247Sports Composite...named to the Fresno Bee Fab 50 following his final prep campaign...earned Most Valuable Player honors at the DBGuru All-Star Game, returning two interceptions for touchdowns...helped lead his squad to the Division I SoCal Regional finals as a senior...played cornerback, wide receiver and returned punts...hauled in four interceptions...as a junior, registered nine interceptions, returning four for touchdowns en route to first-team All-County-Metro honors.
