 Guyton in 2025 | |||||||
| No. 60 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | (2001-06-11)June 11, 2001 (age 24) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Manor (Manor, Texas) | ||||||
| College | |||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 1st round, 29th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Tyler Guyton (born June 11, 2001) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theDallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTCU Horned Frogs andOklahoma Sooners. Guyton was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the2024 NFL draft.
Guyton was born on June 11, 2001, inManor, Texas. He attended Manor High School and played football and basketball.[1] He played mainly as adefensive lineman for Manor and helped them reach the state quarterfinal while being a second-team All-District 11-5A selection. Ranked by247Sports as a three-star recruit and the 145th-best player fromTexas, Guyton ultimately committed to playcollege football for theTCU Horned Frogs.[2]
As a truefreshman atTexas Christian University in 2020, Guytonredshirted, seeing action in only one game.[3]
As a redshirt freshman in 2021, he appeared in eight games, one as a starter, while splitting time between being a backupoffensive lineman andH-back.[4][5] He caught atouchdown pass in a game againstIowa State.[6][7]
In January 2022, Guyton transferred to theUniversity of Oklahoma to play for theOklahoma Sooners.[8] In his first season for the Sooners, Guyton began the season as aleft tackle, switching toright tackle by the end of it.[9] He appeared in 10 games with 5 starts, taking part in 400 snaps, while allowing only twosacks and noquarterback hits.[10]
As a junior in 2023, withWanya Morris andAnton Harrison leaving for theNational Football League Draft, Guyton was named the starter at right tackle, protecting the blind side of left-handed quarterbackDillon Gabriel.[10][11][12] He appeared in 10 games with 9 starts, playing a career-high 663 snaps and allowed no sacks. He declared for the2024 NFL draft following the season, where he was viewed as a potential first-round selection.[13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft7+3⁄4 in (2.03 m) | 322 lb (146 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 5.19 s | 1.76 s | 2.97 s | 4.71 s | 7.50 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Guyton was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the first round with the 29th overall in the2024 NFL draft.[16] He was drafted to be the heir apparent to All-ProTyron Smith who left in free agency. His progress in training camp was slowed making the transition from his college right tackle experience. He began as the backup at left tackle behindChuma Edoga. He took over the starting position after Edoga suffered a fractured toe in the first preseason game against theLos Angeles Rams. He wasn't able to practice on different weeks during the season because of injuries, which affected his development. He lost his starting position from Week 14 to 17, after Edoga returned from his injury. He started in the season finale against theWashington Commanders. He started in 11 out of the 15 contests he played and allowed 7 sacks. He missed two games with knee and shoulder injuries. He was called for 18 penalties and ranked third-most in the NFL in accepted penalties with 14.