Tyler Cochran

Class:
Senior
Position:
DB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
206
Hometown:
Royal Oak, Mich.
High School:
Orchard Lake St. Mary's

At Michigan
• One-time letterwinner (2019)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017-19)
• Recipient of the 2018 Team Most Improved Player (Special Teams) Award
• Appeared in 25 games on special teams

Senior (2019)
• Appeared in 12 games on special teams; made two tackles, forced one fumble and recovered another to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Rutgers
• Contributed on special teams against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31), Army (Sept. 7), Iowa (Oct. 5), Illinois (Oct. 12), Ohio State (Nov. 30), at Penn State (Oct. 19), at Maryland (Nov. 2), and at Indiana (Nov. 23)
• Assisted on one tackle and forced and recovered a fumble on kickoff coverage against Rutgers (Sept. 28)
• Credited with one solo tackle while playing special teams against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Contributed on special teams against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Junior (2018)
• Appeared in all 13 games on special teams and assisted on one tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Recipient of the Team Most Improved Player (Special Teams) Award
• Made his Michigan debut against Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Contributed on special teams against Notre Dame (Sept. 1), Western Michigan (Sept. 8), SMU (Sept. 15), Nebraska (Sept. 22), and Northwestern (Sept. 29), Maryland (Oct. 6), Wisconsin (Oct. 13), at Michigan State (Oct. 20), Penn State (Nov. 3), Indiana (Nov. 17), at Ohio State (Nov. 24), and against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)
• Made one assisted tackle against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree

Sophomore (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Did not see game action

Freshman (2016)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School (2016) coached by George Porritt
• Helped lead the Eagles to two consecutive state championships
• Key blocker and leader in Orchard Lake St. Mary's 12-1 state championship season

Personal
• Tyler Cochran was born on October 21, 1997
• Father, Brad, played football for Michigan from 1981-1985
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business pursuing a business administration degree with a minor in political science