Tyvis Powell
No. 40 Seattle Seahawks | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth: | February 16, 1994 | ||
Place of birth: | Bedford, Ohio | ||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Bedford (OH) | ||
College: | Ohio State | ||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Tyvis Chansey Powell (born February 16, 1994) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
Early years
Powell attended Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[1][2]
College career
After reshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2012, Powell appeared in all 14 games with five starts as a redshirt freshman in 2013. He had 48 tackles and one interception. 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.[3][4] As a junior in 2015, Powell started all 13 games and had 71 tackles and three interceptions. After the season, he entered the 2016 NFL Draft[5][6]
Professional career
On April 30, 2016, after going undrafted in the NFL draft, Powell signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.[7]
References
- ↑ "Tyvis Powell".
- ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes: Bedford cornerback/safety Tyvis Powell orally commits to Buckeyes two days after Jim Tressel's resignation". cleveland.com.
- ↑ Tim May. "Ohio State notebook: Title, defensive MVP honor difficult for Tyvis Powell to believe". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
- ↑ "Ohio State football: Tyvis Powell, from "kind of a clown" to Buckeyes captain". cleveland.com.
- ↑ "Ohio State football: Safety Tyvis Powell announces plans to enter NFL Draft". cleveland.com.
- ↑ Bill Rabinowitz. "Ohio State football – Tyvis Powell departing for NFL draft". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
- ↑ Seger, Eric (April 30, 2016). "Ohio State safety Tyvus Powell signs as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks". ElevenWarriors.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016.