Tyler Badie Explained

Tyler Badie
Current Team:Denver Broncos
Number:36
Position:Running back
Birth Date:7 February 2000
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:194
High School:Briarcrest Christian
(Eads, Tennessee)
College:Missouri (2018–2021)
Draftyear:2022
Draftround:6
Draftpick:196
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statlabel4:Receptions
Statvalue4:1
Statlabel5:Receiving yards
Statvalue5:24
Statlabel6:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue6:1
Pfr:BadiTy00

Tyler Badie (;[1] born February 7, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri.

Early years

Badie was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and moved to Randallstown, Maryland.[2] Growing up, he was a sprinter for the Owings Mills Track Club and competed in the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics.[3] Badie's family moved to Memphis, Tennessee following his junior year of high school after his mother accepted a job there and he transferred to Briarcrest Christian School.[4] As a junior, Badie rushed for 400 yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries.[5] Badie rushed the ball 193 times for 1,186 yards and scored 18 touchdowns in his senior season.[6]

College career

Badie played in 12 games as a freshman and finished the season with 437 yards and two touchdowns on 89 carries and 809 all-purpose yards and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team.[7] He rushed for 457 yards and led Missouri with 32 receptions for 356 yards and five touchdowns.[8] As a junior, Badie rushed for 242 yards on 48 attempts with four touchdowns while also catching 28 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns.[9]

Statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2018MissouriSECFRRB12 894374.921213010.80
2019MissouriSECSOFB121084574.233235611.15
2020MissouriSECJRRB10 482425.042833311.92
2021MissouriSECSRRB122681,6046.014543306.14
Career465132,7405.3231261,1499.111

College awards and honors

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Badie was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round, 196th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[10] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11] [12]

Denver Broncos

On December 29, 2022, Badie was signed by the Denver Broncos off the practice squad of the Ravens.[13] Badie made his NFL debut in Week 18 against the Los Angeles Chargers. In the game, he scored a 24–yard touchdown off of a Russell Wilson pass, his first NFL touch, and touchdown.[14]

On August 29, 2023, Badie was waived by the Broncos and re-signed to the practice squad.[15] [16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matter . Dave . August 28, 2018 . Freshman running back Badie catches on quickly for Mizzou . September 16, 2023 . STLtoday.com . en.
  2. Web site: Junior Olympics marks return home for top young sprinter Badie. Chris. Abshire. The Times-Picayune. July 28, 2011. September 28, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sprinter Tyler Badie returns to his native New Orleans to compete in AAU Junior Olympics. Chris. Branch. The Baltimore Sun. July 31, 2011. September 28, 2021.
  4. Web site: Belief in Badie: Mizzou's freshman running back turning heads in the SEC. Alec. Lewis. The Athletic. October 5, 2018. September 28, 2021.
  5. Web site: Schad . Tom . July 24, 2017 . Briarcrest RB Tyler Badie commits to Memphis football . September 28, 2021 . The Commercial Appeal.
  6. Web site: Varlas . John . February 7, 2018 . Memphis Tigers commitment Tyler Badie of Briarcrest signs with Missouri instead . September 28, 2021 . The Commercial Appeal.
  7. Web site: September 4, 2019 . Tyler Badie 2018 Game Log . February 18, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Kerkhoff . Blair . September 5, 2021 . Missouri's "Bell-horse" runs Tigers to victory in opener . September 28, 2021 . The Kansas City Star.
  9. Web site: Matter . Dave . August 10, 2021 . Mizzou's Tyler Badie wants the ball more than ever . September 28, 2021 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  10. Web site: Stahl . Matt . April 30, 2022 . Baltimore Ravens select Mizzou's Tyler Badie in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft . May 4, 2022 . Columbia Daily Tribune.
  11. Web site: Mink . Ryan . August 30, 2022 . Ravens Make Roster Cuts to 53 . February 18, 2023 . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  12. Web site: Mink . Ryan . August 31, 2022 . Ravens Set Initial Practice Squad . February 18, 2023 . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  13. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . December 29, 2022 . Broncos sign RB Tyler Badie . February 18, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com . December 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229211919/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-rb-tyler-badie . dead .
  14. Web site: Broncos rookie RB Tyler Badie scores 24-yard TD on first NFL touch. October 16, 2023. broncoswire.usatoday.com. en.
  15. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . August 29, 2023 . Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit . September 16, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  16. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . August 30, 2023 . Broncos sign 14 players to practice squad . September 16, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  17. Web site: Broncos sign 12 players to future contracts. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. January 8, 2024.