Utah State University Athletics

TYLER LARSEN
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Sport: Football
Years: 2009-13

Tyler Larsen earned second-team All-American honors following his senior season in 2013, becoming just the third offensive lineman in school history to earn first- or second-team All-American accolades.
 
Larsen, who was one of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy as the most outstanding center in college football as a senior, is one of just 10 players in school history to be named a three-time first-team all-conference selection as he garnered first-team All-Mountain West accolades in 2013 and first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors in 2011 and 2012.
 
Larsen played in 54 games and started the final 52 games of his career, both of which were school records at the time. Larsen helped Utah State to a school-record three-straight bowl games (2011-13), including back-to-back bowl wins in 2012 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) and 2013 (Poinsettia Bowl). USU won the WAC title in 2012 for its first outright conference championship since 1936 and he helped Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game as the Aggies won the Mountain Division title in 2013, followed by a win against No. 21 Northern Illinois in its bowl game.
 
Following his collegiate career, Larsen signed an NFL free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins. Larsen spent 10 seasons in the NFL, playing for the Washington Commanders (2015, 2021-23) and Carolina Panthers (2016-20).