Tyler Gillison is a versatile edge defender with Big Ten size and a nose for special-teams value
In the 2025 season, Tyler Gillison played in nine games for Michigan State, logged two tackles, and saw action mostly in a reserve role and on special teams[2][13]. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound redshirt junior has a useful hybrid profile as an edge/stand-up linebacker, with prior production at Cincinnati that included 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and a pass breakup in the 2023 season[1][6][14]. His biggest differentiators are experience, positional flexibility, and a blue-collar, program-familiar fit; the catch is that a 2024 injury wiped out his first MSU season, so durability and a bigger weekly role remain the key questions[1][13].
