2019 Football Roster
Roster
Larco, Tyler

Jersey Number 37
Tyler Larco
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Miami Palmetto
- High School:
- Miami Palmetto
Bio
Awards and Honors
2021: Named OVC Specialist of the Week twice (Sept. 5 and Sept. 12)…Played in all 13 games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary place kicker and punter…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Made 7-of-15 field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 42-yard field goal against Austin Peay (Oct. 30)…Made two field goals against both No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) and No. 10 Missouri State (Nov. 27)…Made 49-of-51 point after attempts…Converted 96.1 percent of PAT attempts…Scored 70 total points with seven field goals and 49 PATs…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in PAT percentage (96.1, fourth), scoring (70 points, fifth), punting average (40.0, fifth), field goals per game (0.54, seventh), kick scoring (5.4/game, eighth)…Tallied 60 punts for a total of 2,398 yards…Averaged 40.0 yards per punt…Had two punts over 65 yards…Booted a career-long 68 yard punt against No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) which ranked 10th in program history…Blasted a 67-yard punt against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2)…Tallied 10 punts of 50 yards or more, including three against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2)…Pinning 13 attempts inside the 20 yard line – including three against both No. 10 Missouri State and No. 8 Montana State in the playoffs…Tallied 72 kickoffs for a total of 3,854 yards…Averaged 53.5 yards per kickoff…Tallied tackles against No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) and Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Named HERO Sports Freshman All-American…Named to All-OVC second team…Two-time OVC Specialist of the Week (March 23 and Apr. 13)…Tabbed Stats Performer FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (March 22)…Played in all seven games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary specialist…Scored 47 points on the season…Converted 10-of-12 field goal attempts…Posted 83.3 percent of field goal attempts…Made a season-long 47-yard field goal against Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Hit a 46-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to beat Austin Peay (March 21)…Made three field goals against Austin Peay (March 21)…Ranked amongst league leaders in field goal percentage (83.3, first), field goals made (10, second), field goals per game (1.4, second) and scoring (6.7, third)…Converted 17-of-18 point after attempts…Tallied 10 punts for 418 yards…Averaged 41.8 yards per punt…Posted a season-long 55-yard punt against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Pinned five punts inside the 20…Booted 35 kickoffs for 1,623 yards…Averaged 46.4 yards per kickoff…Had four touchbacks…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester.
2019: Redshirted…Did not see game action...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Miami Palmetto High School, playing for head coach Mike Manasco…Ranked as a 4.5 star kicking prospect by Kohl’s…Ranked as a 4.5 star kicking prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking…Named Miami Dolphins High School Player of the Week after kicking four field goals against South Dade…Tabbed to Miami Herald All County 8A-6A honorable mention…Named to Class 8A All-State second team…Tabbed first team All-Dade first team…Participated in Chris Sailer Kicking Showcase…Invited to Kohl’s Kicking Senior Showcase…Played in Miami Dade vs. Broward All Star game.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 18, 2000...Son of Patrick and Cindy Larco...Has one sibling, Jordon...Majoring in health and human performance.
- Yearly Honors
- 2x All-OVC second team (2020-21, 2022)
- HERO Sports Freshman All-American (2020-21)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference second team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference fourth team (2021)
- Preseason Honors
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team (2021)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC third team (2022)
- Weekly Honors
- 6x OVC Specialist of the Week (3/23/21, 4/13/21, 9/5/21, 9/12/21, 10/9/22, 11/6/22)
- Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (3/22/21)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2021: Named OVC Specialist of the Week twice (Sept. 5 and Sept. 12)…Played in all 13 games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary place kicker and punter…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Made 7-of-15 field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 42-yard field goal against Austin Peay (Oct. 30)…Made two field goals against both No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) and No. 10 Missouri State (Nov. 27)…Made 49-of-51 point after attempts…Converted 96.1 percent of PAT attempts…Scored 70 total points with seven field goals and 49 PATs…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in PAT percentage (96.1, fourth), scoring (70 points, fifth), punting average (40.0, fifth), field goals per game (0.54, seventh), kick scoring (5.4/game, eighth)…Tallied 60 punts for a total of 2,398 yards…Averaged 40.0 yards per punt…Had two punts over 65 yards…Booted a career-long 68 yard punt against No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) which ranked 10th in program history…Blasted a 67-yard punt against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2)…Tallied 10 punts of 50 yards or more, including three against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2)…Pinning 13 attempts inside the 20 yard line – including three against both No. 10 Missouri State and No. 8 Montana State in the playoffs…Tallied 72 kickoffs for a total of 3,854 yards…Averaged 53.5 yards per kickoff…Tallied tackles against No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25) and Tennessee State (Nov. 6)…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Named HERO Sports Freshman All-American…Named to All-OVC second team…Two-time OVC Specialist of the Week (March 23 and Apr. 13)…Tabbed Stats Performer FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (March 22)…Played in all seven games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary specialist…Scored 47 points on the season…Converted 10-of-12 field goal attempts…Posted 83.3 percent of field goal attempts…Made a season-long 47-yard field goal against Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Hit a 46-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to beat Austin Peay (March 21)…Made three field goals against Austin Peay (March 21)…Ranked amongst league leaders in field goal percentage (83.3, first), field goals made (10, second), field goals per game (1.4, second) and scoring (6.7, third)…Converted 17-of-18 point after attempts…Tallied 10 punts for 418 yards…Averaged 41.8 yards per punt…Posted a season-long 55-yard punt against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Pinned five punts inside the 20…Booted 35 kickoffs for 1,623 yards…Averaged 46.4 yards per kickoff…Had four touchbacks…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester.
2019: Redshirted…Did not see game action...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Miami Palmetto High School, playing for head coach Mike Manasco…Ranked as a 4.5 star kicking prospect by Kohl’s…Ranked as a 4.5 star kicking prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking…Named Miami Dolphins High School Player of the Week after kicking four field goals against South Dade…Tabbed to Miami Herald All County 8A-6A honorable mention…Named to Class 8A All-State second team…Tabbed first team All-Dade first team…Participated in Chris Sailer Kicking Showcase…Invited to Kohl’s Kicking Senior Showcase…Played in Miami Dade vs. Broward All Star game.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 18, 2000...Son of Patrick and Cindy Larco...Has one sibling, Jordon...Majoring in health and human performance.
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