
Tyler Dunning brings blue-chip linebacker pedigree and SEC-ready physicality
Tyler Dunning entered Mississippi State as a highly regarded linebacker prospect, with recruiting evaluations praising his downhill explosiveness, physical edge, and disruptive production in high school, including 46 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss as a junior and 16 sacks as a sophomore in the 2016 season. The key reason to care: he projects as a tough, tone-setting defender with the kind of motor and contact balance that translates well to special teams and eventual SEC snaps. If your team values physicality and developmental upside, he’s a fit.