Tyler Eifert
Encyclopedia
Tyler Eifert is an American football
tight end
for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
.
in Fort Wayne, Indiana
. He played tight end and defensive back
. As a senior he had nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles and five interceptions on defense.
, but took over as the starter after Rudolph suffered a season ending injury. He finished the season with 27 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.
Through the first ten games of his junior season, Eifert has 51 receptions for 589 yards and five touchdowns.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
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Early years
Eifert attended Bishop Dwenger High SchoolBishop Dwenger High School
Bishop Dwenger High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The school was founded in 1963. Bishop Dwenger's main rivals are Bishop Luers High School and Snider High School...
in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
. He played tight end and defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
. As a senior he had nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles and five interceptions on defense.
College career
As a freshman in 2009, Eifert played in only one game after suffering a back injury. As a sophomore in 2010 he entered the season as a backup to Kyle RudolphKyle Rudolph
Kyle Rudolph is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.-Early years:...
, but took over as the starter after Rudolph suffered a season ending injury. He finished the season with 27 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.
Through the first ten games of his junior season, Eifert has 51 receptions for 589 yards and five touchdowns.