UIW’s tone-setting, record-breaking linebacker
Myke Tavarres is best known for his 2015 breakout at UIW, when he led the Southland with 22.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks while piling up 110 tackles and earning All-America recognition[2][13]. The big differentiator is playmaking juice: he was described by UIW coaches as the program’s best football player ever, a high-motor defender who changes games with speed, violence, and disruption rather than just tackle volume[4][8]. If you want a linebacker who plays with edge and can wreck backfields, Tavarres is exactly that.
