#54 Tyler Steen
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Student-Athlete Features
The Tennessean — Steen and his Sergeant
As a Senior (2021)
• Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (4th team)
As a Junior (2020)
• Started all nine games at left tackle
• Part of an offensive line that provided pass protection for the Commodores to rank 31st nationally in completion percentage (63.8)
• Worked with an offense that increased its total offensive yards per game, passing yards per game, passing yards per completion, passing yards per attempt and third-down conversion percentage from 2019 to 2020
• Provided pass protection for Ken Seals, who set the Vanderbilt freshman record with 1,928 passing yards
• Blocked for a trio of Seals’ 300-yard passing games, the third most in a Commodore career
As a Sophomore (2019)
• 12 games played
• Started every game at right tackle
• Only Commodore offensive lineman to start in all 12 games
As a Freshman (2018)
• One of 12 true freshmen to see action
• Four games played on the defensive line
• One tackle at Georgia
The Steen File
• Prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
• Led team to 11-3 record and regional title as a senior
• Born in Miami
• Full name is Tyler Maxwell Steen
• Son of Samantha and Daris Steen
• Father played football at LSU, retired Marine
• Two younger brothers, Blake and Dylan
• Grandfather is Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient
• Attended the same high school as Vanderbilt teammates Frank Coppet, Grant Miller, Julian Hernandez and DC Williams.
• Majoring in human and organizational development