Tyvis Powell
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Bedford, Ohio, U.S.
.jpg) Powell with Ohio State in 2015 | |||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||
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| Born | February 16, 1994 Bedford, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Bedford | ||||||
| College | Ohio State (2012–2015) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||
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Tyvis Chansey Powell (born February 16, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Powell attended Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and was scouted by several large NCAA Division I universities including, but not limited to: Michigan State, Minnesota, West Virginia and Ohio State. Immediately following the resignation of then-Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, Powell committed to Ohio State on June 1, 2011.[1][2]
College career
Following his verbal commitment to Ohio State in June 2011, Powell accepted an athletic scholarship to play for coach Urban Meyer's Buckeyes in the fall of 2012. Powell was redshirted in 2012 and did not play during the season. This would save his eligibility to begin play the following year.
In 2013, Powell began his collegiate career as a backup safety to Corey Brown. Powell would appear in all 14 games with five starts as a redshirt freshman in 2013, including a starting appearance at safety in the Orange Bowl.[3] He would conclude the season with 48 tackles and one interception.[4] His one interception would come against Michigan as he would intercept Devin Gardner's late two-point conversion attempt to seal Ohio State's 42–41 win.
As a sophomore in 2014, he started all 15 games, recording 76 tackles and four interceptions. He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship victory over Oregon Ducks after he had a game-high nine tackles.[4][5][6]
As a junior in 2015, Powell started all 13 games and had 71 tackles and three interceptions.[4] After the season, he entered the 2016 NFL draft.[7][8]
College statistics
| Season | Team | GP | Defense | ||||
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| 2013 | Ohio State | 13 | 48 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 15 | 76 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 13 | 71 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 195 | 3.5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
