Missouri State

2021
Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team honors in 2021 ... Was named as an FCS All-American by Phil Steele (3rd team) ... Led Bears in total tackles (106) for second year in a row and was also Missouri State's team leader in tackles for loss (14.5) to go with 51 solo stops, 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 4 forced fumbles ... Finished 3rd in the MVFC in tackles per game (8.8), 4th in tackles for loss (1.21), 2nd in forced fumbles (0.33) and 9th in fumble recoveries (0.17) ... Ranked 37th among all FCS defenders in total tackles per game and was 43rd in tackles for loss ... Logged 10 or more tackles in 5 different games ... Recorded a pick-six as time expired in win over Central Arkansas (9/11/21) for his first career interception ... Set a career high with 16 total tackles at Youngstown State (10/9/21) ... Racked up 14 total stops in FCS Playoff game vs. UT Martin (11/27/21) with an interception, sack and 2.0 tackles for loss ... Led MSU in tackles 6 times ... Phil Steele also named Wiltz to its MVFC first-team list ... Finished MSU career with 212 tackles (114 solo) in 33 games with 22.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 3 interceptions ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022 semester.

2020-21
Second-Team All-MVFC linebacker brought down a team-high 80 ball carriers for the season with 51 solo stops ... His 7.0 tackles for loss (25 yds.) ranked 3rd on the team ... Posted 7.3 tackles per game in league play which ranked 10th ... His 8.0 stops per game overall ranked 8th overall in the MVFC and 58th nationally ... Was also top 50 nationally in solo tackles (5.0) which was 7th in the league and 46th in FCS ... Recorded double-figure tackles 4 times, including career-highs 12 at No. 6 Oklahoma (9/12/20) and vs. Youngstown State (4/10/21) ... Earned MVFC Performer of the Week honors for OU game after he logged 8 solo stops and 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Sooners ... MVFC Defensive Player of the Week for YSU game with all 12 tackles via solo variety with 3.0 tackles for loss (11 yds.) and a QB hurry ... Had 11 tackles in road game at UCA (9/26/20) with 7 solos, a sack and a fumble recovery ... Recorded 11 stops in road win at No. 21 South Dakota (3/13/21) with 4 solos ... Notched 7 solo tackles in win over No. 10 Southern Illinois (3/27/21) ... Broke up a pass, had a QB hurry and tallied 5 stops in NCAA FCS Playoff game at No. 7 North Dakota (4/24/21).

2019
Played in all 11 games at linebacker in 2019, earning a pair of starts ... Got the starting call at middle linebacker for games at Southern Illinois (11/9/19) and Illinois State (11/16/19) ... Finished 12th on the team with 26 total tackles, including 12 solos ... Brought down season-high 7 ball carriers vs. No. 4 South Dakota State (11/2/19) ... Posted 5 tackles at Tulane (9/14/19) with season-best 4 solo stops ... Broke up 2 passes in game at No. 7 Illinois State ... Posted multiple tackles in 7 straight games from 9/14/19 to 11/2/19.

Independence CC
Brought down 46 ball carriers in 2018 as a starting linebacker for coach Jason Brown at Independence (Kan.) Community College ... Spent the 2017 season at Southern Arkansas University for former Bears assistant coach Trent Figg.

High School
Attended Breaux Bridge (La.) High School where he was a three-sport standout ... Earned all-state and first-team all-district honors his senior year in 2016 ... Was also all-district as a junior ... Excelled in basketball and track at Breaux Bridge, helping his Tigers to a district basketball title as a junior.

Personal
Tylar Kane Wiltz was born 11/18/98 in Lafayette, La. ... Son of Kevin Wiltz and Tara Gordon of Breaux Bridge, La. ... Has four brothers, Kylar, Seth, Dalton and Kevin, and a sister, Paris ... Majoring in Biology.