Tyler Stockton - Football Coach - Ball State University Athletics

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Tyler Stockton

Title:
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach
Phone:
765-285-5680
Email:
tstockton@bsu.edu
Alma Mater:
Notre Dame '13
Years at Ball State:
5th season in 2023
Years Coaching:
10th season in 2023

Experience:
Ball State, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach, 2022-present
Ball State, Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach, 2020-22
Ball State, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach, 2019
Western Illinois, Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach, 2018
Western Illinois, Defensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator, 2016-17
Connecticut, Graduate Assistant Coach, 2014-15

Coaching Notes:
Promoted to assistant head coach prior to 2022 season ... named to ESPN's 45 minority coaches under the age of 45 in summer of '22 ... chosen to AFCA 35 under 35 list during 2021 campaign ... helped '21 defense allow just 24.0 points per game in MAC play, good for third-best in the conference ... also helped guide the defense to force 19 turnovers while maintaining a plus-7 turnover margin, which was one of the top marks in college football ... coached All-MAC selections Bryce Cosby and Jaylin Thomas, who ended their careers in the top 10 nationally among active leaders in tackles ... Thomas' 402 career tackles finished eighth on Ball State's career list, while Cosby's 392 ranks 10th ... Ball State picked off 15 passes in 2021, which was 14th-best in the country ... promoted to defensive coordinator from Co-DC after the 2019 season ... in his first season as DC, helped Ball State to its first MAC Championship since 1996, its first-ever bowl victory in the Arizona Bowl and its first year-end rankings in the AP and coaches polls ... at age 30 in 2020, he was the second-youngest FBS defensive coordinator and a Broyles Award nominee ... has coached four All-MAC selections at inside linebacker in his two seasons, including Jacob White (2019) and Brandon Martin (2020) on the first team and Jaylin Thomas on the third team twice ... in 2020, Martin was named MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... coached a BSU defense that improved 49 spots in the national scoring defense rankings in 2020 at 25.8 points per game ... Ball State led the league and ranked 15th nationally with 24 forced turnovers in 2019 … Western Illinois ranked 23rd nationally in FCS in yards allowed per game (327.9) and sixth in sacks (36) in 2018 … UConn ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense in 2015 and earned a spot in the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl.

Personal Information:
Family: Wife, Haley; son, Everett
College: Bachelor's - Notre Dame '13; Master's - Notre Dame '14

Additional Notes and Experience:
Five-year member of the Notre Dame football team (2009-13) where he played on the defensive line … helped the Fighting Irish make appearances in the 2010 Sun Bowl (champions), 2013 BCS National Championship game and 2013 Pinstripe Bowl (champions) … worked summer internships at Goldman Sachs, Young Entrepreneurs Across America, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and ETL Associates … member of the Notre Dame Wall Street club … earned the Irish Around the Bend Award … went on to earn his MBA in corporate finance in 2014.