Tyler Strain
Position coaches (Illinois, 2025): Corey Parker, Aaron Henry
Fort Worth, TXSenior5'9"195 lb#20
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Illinois
Tyler Strain is a 5'9", 195-lb Senior DB at Illinois from Fort Worth, TX.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2023 · 35 tklHavoc Plays
4.5
56th
Ball Plays
4
68th
Solo Tackle Rate
74.3%
79th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2023 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 14 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Illinois | 60 Very high | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Illinois | 12 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to Illinois Jul 2020
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2024 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 35 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
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