Kansas State University Athletics

2023 Football Roster

Tyler Nelome 2023
Photo by: © Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports
Nelome, Tyler - headshot
Jersey Number 4

Tyler Nelome

  • Position:
    Cornerback
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    194
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School:
    Dutchtown
  • Prev School:
    Southeast Missouri State Univ.
2024: Played as a reserve cornerback in the season opener against UT Martin.

2023: Played as a reserve cornerback in the season opener against SEMO.

2022 AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Played in 10 games with eight starts, carding 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, an interception and five total passes defended... Recorded a season-high five tackles against both Lindenwood and Eastern Kentucky, the former including his half sack... Registered a full TFL at Northwestern State... Registered his first-career interception against Nicholls and had a season-best two pass breakups at Lindenwood.

2021 AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Played in eight games, totaling 18 tackles and three pass breakups... Carded a career-best 10 tackles at Missouri, which included a career-high nine solo stops... Also set a career high with three pass breakups in the season finale against UT Martin.

2020 AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Saw action in four games with a start against UT Martin... Carded two tackles at Eastern Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Dutchtown under head coach Clifford Fedd... Picked up honorable mention all-state honors as a senior, while he was an all-region selection as a junior, a year in which he totaled 48 tackles and four interceptions.

PERSONAL: Tyler Nelome (pronounced NELL-um) was born March 23, 2001... Son of Rodney Lane and Erica McNair... Majoring in integrative human sciences.
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