2021 Football Roster

TYUS III, ANTHONY #27 - FB HEADSHOT JULY 20, 2021
Jersey Number 27

Anthony Tyus III

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    215
  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Portage, Michigan
  • High School:
    Portage Northern

2023 Junior:

  • Played in 12 games, totaling 50 carries for 238 yards (4.8 ypc) and one touchdown, while also making two catches for 16 yards (8.0 ypc) … Also had one kick return for 30 yards
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten
  • Notched seven carries for 44 yards along with a season-high 30 kick return yards against Howard (10/7)
  • Posted a season-high 63 rushing yards on six carries against Nebraska (10/21) … Had a career-high 39 yard rush in the second quarter … Notched his most rushing yards in a single game since totaling 71 yards against Indiana State in 2021
  • Rushed a season-high 10 times for a team-high 40 yards against Iowa (11/04)
  • Turned six carries into 45 yards and his first touchdown of the season, and his first since 2021, in a win over Illinois (11/25) … Scored on a 1-yard plunge in the second quarter
  • Rushed five times for 21 yards in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Utah (12/23)

2022 Sophomore:

  • Appeared in 10 games, totaling 19 carries for 56 rushing yards (2.9 ypc) and five receptions for 49 yards (9.8 ypc) and one touchdown
  • Hauled in a career-long 34-yard reception in a win over Nebraska (8/27)
  • Caught his first career receiving touchdown and rushed for 18 yards on four carries against Wisconsin (10/8)
  • Turned in 15 yards on six carries and hauled in one reception for 12 yards against Iowa (10/29)

2021 First-Year:

  • Appeared in nine games, making one start
  • Finished the season third on the team with 210 rushing yards
  • Rushed 10 times for 71 yards in a win over Indiana State (9/11)
  • Punched in his first touchdown as a Wildcat, along with 51 rushing yards, in a win over Ohio (9/25)

High School

  • Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on June 11, 2020
  • Top-50 running back nationally and Top-30 in Michigan (247Sports)
  • Second-highest ranked running back in Northwestern history, trailing only Justin Jackson (247Sports)
  • Earned all-state honors in Michigan following junior season at Portage Northern
  • Rushed for 1,861 yards and scored 19 touchdowns for the Huskies
  • Recorded 1,801 yards in senior season, scoring 22 touchdowns
  • First-Team AP All-State 
  • First-Team All-Conference (Division II) as a senior
  • Detroit Free Press Dream Team running back
  • Won three consecutive conference championships at Portage Northern
  • Three-sport athlete in high school
  • Lettered three years in football, twice in basketball and track
  • Father played football at Central Michigan University
  • Anticipated major is neuroscience or biology/biological science
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