| Ty Summers | |
| Current Team: | Detroit Lions |
| Number: | 25 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 241 |
| High School: | Reagan (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College: | TCU (2015–2018) |
| Draftyear: | 2019 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 226 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 60 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel5: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel6: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue6: | 1 |
| Pfr: | SummTy00 |
Tyler Christian Summers (born December 31, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Summers played in 51 games for the Horned Frogs starting 32. Summers recorded 317 tackles with 23.5 for a loss and 10 sacks during his college career including a career high 121 during his sophomore campaign. Summers received second-team all-Big 12 Conference honors in 2016 and honorable mention all-Big 12 honors in 2017 and 2018.
Summers was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft.[1] [2] On May 3, 2019, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.[3]
Summers entered the 2021 season as a core special teamer and backup linebacker. He was placed on injured reserve on December 24.[4]
Summers was waived by the Packers on August 28, 2022.[5]
Summers was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 31, 2022.[6] He was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[7]
On December 21, 2022, the New Orleans Saints signed Summers off Jacksonville's practice squad.[8] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released the next day.[9] [10] [11] On September 13, 2023, he was signed to the Saints practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[13]
On May 16, 2024, Summers signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[14] He was released on August 11.[15]
On August 12, 2024, Summers signed with the Detroit Lions.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | |||||
| GB | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GB | 16 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GB | 14 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | JAX | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | NO | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | |||||
| GB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
Summers is a Christian.[16] Summers is married to Sidnee Jo Summers. They have one son together.[17]