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Utah Tech University Athletics

2020 Football Roster

52 Tyler Heaton

  • Position Nose Tackle
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 280
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown St. George, Utah
  • Highschool Pine View HS

Biography

At Dixie State 2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started in nine of 10 games played and garnered honorable mention all-RMAC honors ... registered 20 total tackles with seven solo stops ... tallied five tackles for loss with 1.5 sacks ... forced a fumble in the season finale vs. Adams State (11/16).

At Dixie State 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games … recorded 14 tackles (1.5 TFL) and 1.5 sacks … recovered one fumble.  

At Dixie State 2017 (Freshman): Started one game before missing the rest of the season due to injury.

At Pine View High School: Named Utah 3AA South Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … helped the Panthers to a state runner-up finish … earned first team All-Region and All-State honors … graduated in May 2017.

Personal: Born in St. George, Utah … parents are Gene and Nikki Heaton ... favorite team is the Minnesota Vikings ... favorite athlete is JJ Watt ... currently majoring in computer science.

Why I chose Dixie State: “I chose Dixie State because it is close to home and is a good school.”


 

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2020

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Historical Player Information

  • 52

    2017Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 280 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 280 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    DL
    6'2" 280 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Nose Tackle
    6'2" 280 lbs
    52