8 Tyler Wiegers
QB 6-4 225 So.
Lake Orion, MI
Detroit Country Day
2016 - - Listed as second team quarterback following spring practice.
2015 - - Saw first action of career in 31-14 opening win over Illinois State, completing his only pass attempt for 10 yards . . . did not see action in 31-17 win at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 27-24 win over Pitt . . . saw action in 62-16 win over North Texas, completing only pass attempt for no gain . . . did not see action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois . . . saw action in 40-10 win at Northwestern as offense rushed for 294 yards and gained 492 yards total offense . . . comepleted 1-2 pass attempts for 22 yards at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . did not see action in 35-27 win at Indiana . . . saw action in 40-35 win over Minnesota, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 272 yards and gained 506 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . did not see action in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.
2014 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2014 - - redshirted.
High school honors - - Named all-state and all-Oakland County honorable mention as a junior and senior . . . selected to play in International Bowl for U-19 Team USA . . . Career - - Three-year letterman at quarterback . . . led team to state playoffs as a sophomore, to state championship game at Ford Field as a junior and district championship as a senior . . . completed 122-192 pass attempts for 2,093 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, with 200 rushing yards . . . completed 173-285 attempts for 2,465 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior . . . completed over 62% of pass attempts in final two prep seasons . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also member of prep basketball team.
Personal - - Born 3/31/95 . . . biomedical engineering major . . . parents are Marci and Matt Wiegers . . . Magna Cum Laude as a sophomore and junior . . . Blue and Gold Club Scholar Athlete of the Year . . . Silver Medal winner and Magna Cum Laude winner on National Latin exam . . . high school coach was Dan MacLean.
