2023 Football Roster
Tyus III, Anthony

Jersey Number 27
Anthony Tyus III
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Portage, Michigan
- High School:
- Portage Northern
Bio
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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