Tyler Patmon

Tyler Patmon

No. 29 Miami Dolphins
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1991-01-26) January 26, 1991
Place of birth:	Round Rock, Texas
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Cedar Park (TX) Vista Ridge
College:	Kansas (2009-2012) Oklahoma State (2013)
Undrafted:	2014
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2014–2015) Miami Dolphins (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Academic All-Big 12 (2010, 2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 21 Interceptions: 1 Passes defensed: 7 Forced fumbles: 0 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Tyler Patmon (born January 26, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He first enrolled at the University of Kansas before transferring to Oklahoma State University. He attended Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas.

Early years

Patmon participated in football and track and field for the Vista Ridge High School Rangers. He played cornerback and wide receiver. He was named All-district first team his junior and senior years. Patmon also earned academic all-district honors and was a state qualifier in track.

College career

University of Kansas

Patmon played from 2010 to 2012 for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he was a three-year starter. He was redshirted in 2009. As a junior, he started 12 games and recorded 58 tackles (fourth on the team). He finished his Jayhawk career with 142 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed and 6 interceptions. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2010 and 2012.

Oklahoma State University

In 2013, he transferred to Oklahoma State University to play football, after finishing his junior season, completing his undergraduate studies and mentioning that the decision was "not by choice". During the season he recorded 30 tackles (4 for loss), 9 passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

After not being selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, he received a tryout invitation for rookie-minicamp where he performed well enough to be signed as an undrafted free agent on May 21. In preseason he made the team over former fourth round draft choice B.W. Webb. He debuted on September 7, against the San Francisco 49ers.

As a rookie he missed three games with knee and ankle injuries and was active for eleven. He was used in the nickel defense and his playing time increased during the team's final four games. On November 2, he scored his first touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals, after returning his first interception.

In 2015, he was named the team's nickel cornerback after having a strong training camp and Orlando Scandrick suffering a season ending knee injury. He was passed on the depth chart by Corey White in the fifth game of the season against the New England Patriots and was declared inactive for the next two weeks. He regained his role in the eighth game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, but was not able to make a noticeable difference in the team's defensive play. On December 15, he was waived to make room for cornerback Terrance Mitchell, finishing with 11 games played, 15 tackles and 6 passes defensed (at the time third on the team). The Cowboys offered him a chance to join their practice squad, but he decided to sign with a different team.

Miami Dolphins

On December 17, 2015, Patmon was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. On December 26, 2015, the Miami Dolphins promoted Patmon to the 53-man roster.

External links

• Miami Dolphins bio
• Kansas Jayhawks bio