.jpg) Linderbaum with theIowa Hawkeyes in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 64 – Baltimore Ravens | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (2000-04-07)April 7, 2000 (age 25) Solon, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Solon | ||||||
| College | Iowa (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 1st round, 25th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025 | |||||||
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Tyler Linderbaum (born April 7, 2000) is an American professionalfootballcenter for theBaltimore Ravens of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes, and was selected in the first round of the2022 NFL draft.
Linderbaum was born on April 7, 2000, inSolon, Iowa and is ofGerman descent. He later attended Solon High School, where he played both offensive and defensive line. Linderbaum played in the 2018U.S. Army All-American Game.[1][2] He committed to theUniversity of Iowa to playcollege football.[3]
Linderbaum began his career at Iowa as a defensive lineman before moving to center prior to the 2019 season.[4][5][6] He started all 13 games that season. He returned as the starter in 2020 and was named anAll-American as well as a finalist for theRimington Trophy.[7][8] In 2021, was named theRimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year and won the Rimington Trophy while being named to aunanimous All-American.
| 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 | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.04 s | 1.78 s | 2.90 s | 4.57 s | 7.13 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 24 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Linderbaum was selected by theBaltimore Ravens in the first round with the 25th overall pick after a trade with theArizona Cardinals to get the draft pick in the2022 NFL draft.[11] Linderbaum started all 17 regular season games and one playoff game for the Ravens in his rookie season.[12] He earned a spot on thePFWA All-Rookie Team.[13] He started 14 games in his second season and was named to his first career Pro Bowl towards the end of the season.[14][15]
On April 30, 2025, the Ravens opted not to exercise the fifth-year option on Linderbaum's contract, citing financial reasons.[16]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Offense | ||||||||
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| GP | GS | Snaps | Pct | Holding | False start | Decl/Pen | Acpt/Pen | ||||
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 1,094 | 100% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | BAL | 15 | 15 | 918 | 94% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 1,094 | 99% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Career | 49 | 49 | 3,106 | – | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |||