2026 Football Roster
Tyler Stolsky
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Portage, Mich.
- High School:
- Portage Central
- Prev School:
- Florida Atlantic
2025 (r-Jr.) – Florida Atlantic
- Played linebacker for coach Zach Kittley after joining the Owl program in Jan. 2025
- Started all 12 games at linebacker
- Saw action in his 11th game as an Owl and ended the UConn contest with three tackles
- Led the Owls with 12 tackles, his fifth 12+ tackle game of the season and he added a five-yard fumble return and a pass breakup versus ECU
- Ended his game at Tulane with three tackles
- Continued with his double-digit efforts collecting 12 tackles, including six solo, versus Tulsa
- Turned in his third-consecutive double-digit tackle night at undefeated Navy with 13
- Recorded his second-consecutive game with double-digit tackles, 12, versus No. 19 South Florida
- Led the Owls with 13 tackles, his first FAU double-digit performance, in the Owls' 53-33 win over UAB
- Finished his outing at Rice with eight tackles in the Owls' 27-21 win in Houston
- Recorded three tackles against Memphis, including a sack for a loss of six yards
- Saw limited action after his start at FIU and was credited with a solo tackle
- Had five tackles in the Owls' 56-14 win over FAMU
- Started and served as the team's defensive captain in the season opener versus Maryland and ended his FAU debut with five tackles, including one for a loss of two yards and he added a pass breakup
2024 (r-So.) - Minnesota
- Played in 11 games, starting two games
- Finished with seven tackles, including seven solo stops, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup
- Played against Penn State and made one tackle at Wisconsin
- Made one tackle at Illinois
- Made one tackle against Iowa
- Tallied three tackles, had one tackle for loss and broke up one pass against Rhode Island
- Made one tackle against North Carolina
2023 (r-Fr.) - Minnesota
- Played in all 13 games, starting twice on defense
- Registered 26 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack
- Started against Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl, recording six tackles and one sack
- Started at Ohio State and made eight tackles
- Played against Wisconsin
- Played against Illinois
- Saw extensive action on defense and made seven tackles at Purdue
- Competed at Iowa
- Had one tackle against Michigan State
- Made three tackles against Michigan
- Had one tackle against Louisiana
- Made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Nebraska where he competed on special teams
- Saw action against Eastern Michigan and at North Carolina
- Competed at Northwestern
2022 (Fr.) - Minnesota
- Redshirted
- Did not see game action
High School
- Played linebacker for coach Mick Enders at Portage Central High
- As a senior, made 105 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks, also forced 10 fumbles and an interception
- Had five receptions for 75 yards to help lead team to a 9-3 record and a district title
- As a junior, he made 134 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and six sacks, also forced four fumbles and recovered two in the pandemic-shortened season
- Associated Press All-State First Team in 2020 and Honorable Mention All-State in 2021
- Honored as a two-time MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette Defensive Player of the Year
Personal
- Son of Chris and JulLea Stolsky (both parents grew up in Minnesota)
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Grandfather, Milton Jan Schwantz, played college football at Minnesota and was a member of the Gopher offensive line from 1960-64
- Second uncle, Jeff Schwartz, played college football at Illinois
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