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Name: Tye Niekamp
College: Illinois State
Number: 46
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 240
Position: Pos2: OLB/ST
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2027
40 Low: 4.65 40 Time: 4.73 40 High: 4.78
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Data Scout Notes: X-Future Day 3/Def TL in 25-24/13GP-139TT-13TFL-2SK/ROY-23/Could NIL Up for 26/Belongs in FBS-P4 **2025: DPOYC/1stC...P1stFCS...**2023: ROYC/HMC
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Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, Player News
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2025 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State,...Niekamp becomes the first Redbird defender named the league's Defensive Player of the Year since 2022, when outside linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh won the honor on way to b eing named the Buck Buchanan Award recipient. It marks the ninth time in Valley Football history a Redbird has been named the Defensive Player of the Year: LB Brian Gant (1986), LB Boomer Grigsby (2002-04), DE Brent Hawkins (2005), LB Cameron Siskowic ( 2006) and LB Zeke Vandenburgh (2022). Niekamp is also a finalist for the 2025 Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the top defensive player in FCS football.Now a two-time All-MVFC First Team selection, Niekamp adds this year's honor to his F irst-Team selection in 2024 and his 2023 MVFC Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors. The Normal, Illinois, native led the Redbirds and ranked third in the MVFC in tackles with 126 (63 solo) during the regular season. He also ranked second in the le ague in tackles-for-loss with 12.0 and added one sack on the year. A three-time MVFC Defensive Player of the Week during the year, Niekamp had seven double-digit tackling efforts, including five games with 13 or more, finished the regular season with bac k-to-back 16 tackle efforts against South Dakota State and Southern Illinois. Last week in the first-round playoff win at Southeastern Louisiana, Niekamp led the Redbirds with 13 tackles, a sack and an interception in the win over the Lions. - Missouri V alley Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027  ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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WEEK 12 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, 6-3, 240, Jr., Normal, Ill. (Normal Community HS),...Niekamp recorded a new career-high with 16 tackles, which included nine solo stops against the Jackrabbits. Niekamp was also credited with a forced fumble and a pass breakup in the contest, as the Redbird defense forced three turnovers and tallied five sacks and 10 TFLs against SDSU. The 16 tackles tops his previous high of 14 set twice earlier this season, and Nieka mp now has six double-digit tackling efforts on the year with four contests with 13 or more to give him 110 on the year. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027 ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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WEEK 9 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, 6-3, 240, Jr., Normal, Illinois (Normal Community HS),...Another game and it was another stellar performance at middle linebacker for Tye Niekamp in Illinois State's roa d win at South Dakota. Niekamp tied his career and season high with a game-best 14 tackles against the Coyotes, which included a career-high 11 solo stops. The junior from Normal, Illinois, was also credited with a TFL, as the Redbirds held the No. 21 ra nked Coyotes to just 13 points at home. It marked Niekamp's fourth double-digit tackling effort of the season and third game with 13 plus. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027 ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, 6-3, 240, Jr., Normal, Ill.,...Niekamp had a career day in Illinois State's 42-30 win over in-state rival Eastern Illinois in the 113th Mid-America Classic. He recorded a career-high 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and was credited with two tackles-for-loss and a quarterback hurry in the victory over the Panthers. The Redbird defense was busy on the day, forcing two turnovers, recording two sacks and seven tackles- for-loss while holding EIU to just 35 yards rushing in the contest. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027 ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB Tye Niekamp,...A finalist for the 2023 Jerry Rice Award, Niekamp earned All-MVFC Honorable Mention honors for the first time in his career after starting all 11 games at middle linebacker for the Re dbirds. The redshirt freshman tied for second on the team with 74 tackles (42 solo) and was fourth on the team with 9.0 tackles for loss on the season. He was also credited with 1.5 sacks, seven pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries in his breakout campaign. - Illinois State Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027 ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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2023 MISSOURI VALLEY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, 6-3, 230, R-Fr., Normal, Ill. (Normal Community High)...Started all 11 games at middle linebacker as a redshirt freshman, tying for second on the team with 74 tackles (42 solo)... only league player to be named to the Jerry Rice Award watch list...was fourth on the team with 9.0 TFLs on the season and was also credited with 1.5 sacks, seven pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries...had nine tackles, a half sack and 2.0 TFLs in first career start vs. Dayton...posted a career-high 11 tackles with two pass breakups at Eastern Illinois...tallied a sack and six tackles in a win over Lindenwood...recorded 10 tackles and 1.5 TFLs against UNI. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#8 ILB) rJr/2027 ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
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