Taran Tyo Season 2026

name pronounced: TAIR-un TIE-oh

2025
Started all 13 games at right guard, ranking seventh in the Big 12 among guards in PFF...Part of a unit that was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award as best offensive line in the nation...Made PFF's National Team of the Week following the blowout at Oklahoma State, earning a 78.3 grade that ranked second among all guards...Unit was also a three-time Big 12 Offensive Line of the Week and second nationally (one off the lead) with only eight sacks allowed in the 13 games.
 
Prior to Cincinnati
2024 Third-Team All-MAC selection at Ball State…Part of an offensive line that provided pass protection for the second-ranked passing attack in the MAC (245.0)…Started 11 games in 2024 at right tackle…As a redshirt freshman in 2023, started all 12 games at right guard…Played three games as a reserve guard in 2022, retaining freshman eligibility…Three-year letterwinner at Versailles High School…Three-star recruit according to 247Sports…As a team captain his senior season, helped lead team to 12-1 record and was named the team’s Offensive MVP…Two-way player, totaling 72 tackles, three tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and one touchdown on the defensive side of the ball…Also lettered four years in wrestling and three in track and field.