Tyler Matakevich

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 140 games (one start) in his nine-year career with Pittsburgh (2016-19, 2024), Buffalo (2020-23)
• Has registered 47 tackles (31 solo), four passes defensed and one interception
• Has played in 14 postseason games (no starts) and registered two tackles (one solo)
• Leads the AFC with 93 tackles on special teams among active NFL players
• Three-time captain in Buffalo (2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2016 (at Washington)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2018 (vs. Atlanta)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 140 games (one start) in his nine -year career with Pittsburgh (2016-19, 2024), Buffalo (2020-23)
• Has registered 47 tackles (31 solo), four passes defensed and one interception
• Has played in 14 postseason games (no starts) and registered two tackles (one solo)
• Leads the AFC with 93 tackles on special teams among active NFL players
• Three-time captain in Buffalo (2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2016 (at Washington)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2018 (vs. Atlanta)

2024 (STEELERS)

• Played in 11 regular-season games (no starts) primarily on special teams
• Registered four tackles (four solo) on special teams

2023 (BILLS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered three tackles (one solo) on defense
• Recorded four tackles (three solo) on special teams

2022 (BILLS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered six tackles (five solo) on special teams

2021 (BILLS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered six tackles (three solo) on defense
• Recorded team-high 13 tackles (nine solo) on special teams
• Registered his only career interception in Week 4 vs. Houston

2020 (BILLS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered 13 tackles (nine solo) on defense
• Recorded a team-high 10 tackles (seven solo) on special teams

2019 (STEELERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered two tackles (two solo) on defense
• Recorded an NFL-best 16 tackles (14 solo) on special teams

2018 (STEELERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (one start)
• Registered six tackles (three solo) on defense
• Recorded 10 tackles (nine solo) on special teams
• Registered first career start in Week 5 vs. Atlanta; registered four tackles (two solo) on defense
  and two tackles (two solo) on special teams

2017 (STEELERS)

• Played in 15 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered nine tackles (seven solo) on defense
• Recorded a team-high 14 tackles (11 solo) on special teams

2016 (STEELERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (no starts)
• Registered eight tackles (six solo) on defense
• Recorded a team-high 12 tackles (10 solo) on special teams

COLLEGE

• Four-year letter winner (2012-15) at Temple
  The Owls all-time leading tackler with 493 stops
• First Temple defensive player to earn first-team All-America honors and the first Owl at any position since Paul Palmer in 1986
  2015 consensus All-American
• Most decorated football player in school history winning the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy given to the nation's most outstanding defensive player
• 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy finalist, 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award semifinalist, 2015 Senior CLASS Award finalist, 2015 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, 2015 Unaminous All-Conference First Team by American Athletic Conference

PERSONAL

• Played linebacker and running back for coach Joe Della Vecchia at St. Joseph's H.S.
• 2011 All-State honoree at linebacker
• Helped the Cadets to a 10-2 record his senior season en route to back-to-back state championship titles
• 2010 Connecticut Post Male Athlete of the Year
• Set the school record for TDs in a game with five against Trumball as a junior
• Also played baseball and was named 2010 First Team Connecticut Post All-Star
• 2010 All-FCIAC honoree
• Led the team as a junior with a .372 batting average, 32 RBI and five homeruns
• Full name is Tyler John Matakevich

• Parents are Kim and David Matakevich

• Has an older sister, Ashley, who graduated from Sacred Heart in 2012 where she was a four-year letterwinner in track and field (she holds the school records in the long jump and in the triple jump)

• Earned degree in adult & organizational development