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Colgate University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Rich Barnes
Rich Barnes
Robin Gottesman
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Joy Ives
Rich Barnes
Bob Cornell
Brian Foley
Joy Ives

10 Tyler Castillo

10 Tyler Castillo

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, Fla.
  • Previous Team:
    East River
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 43/38
Colgate Debut: Sept. 5, 2015, at Navy
First Career Start: Oct. 10, 2015, at Princeton
Stats: 171 tackles, including 119 solo; 1½ tackles for loss, accounting for minus-2 yards; 13 interceptions for 203 return yards and one touchdown; 22 pass breakups; Two fumble recoveries for 35 yards and one touchdown; One forced fumble; One punt return for 52 yards.
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) T-4th in Interceptions (13); (Season) T-4th in Interceptions (6).

Awards
2010-19 Colgate All-Decade Team
2018 All-America Third Team (Hero Sports)
2018 All-ECAC First Team
2018 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2017 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches)
2017 All-Patriot League Second Team (Phil Steele)
2017 College Sports Madness Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
2016 All-Patriot League Second Team

2018 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: DB
Stats: 36 tackles, including 24 solo ... Patriot League leader and seventh nationally with six interceptions for 157 yards and one touchdown ... Those six interceptions ranked seventh nationally ... Tied for fourth on Colgate career (13) and season (6) interception charts ... Team leader with seven pass breakups ... Forced one fumble ... Recovered one fumble and returned it 35 yards for TD at Army ... 1½ tackles for loss, accounting for minus-2 yards ... Part of Colgate defense that led nation in scoring defense at 9.3, total defense at 237.7 and pass efficiency defense with 88.77 rating ... Raiders led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally in rushing defense at 100.8 ... Colgate in streaking to 9-0 start allowed just 29 points during that span and tied NCAA FCS record with five shutouts in one season ... The Raiders never trailed at any point during those first nine games ... Over seven-game stretch, Colgate allowed 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 and 0 points.
Best Games: Intercepted his fifth and sixth passes of season and 12th and 13th of career to aid Colgate’s 23-20 NCAA playoff victory over No. 6 James Madison ... Returned interception 58 yards for first career touchdown in 31-0 blanking of Cornell ... Just missed another pick-six when 52-yard interception return against Lafayette was halted at 1-yard line ... Added single interceptions against Holy Cross and Bucknell ... On the spot after Alec Wisniewski made hit that caused fumble against FBS Army ... Returned that fumble 35 yards for touchdown ...  Best tackle games were eight against James Madison and seven in 23-0 shutout of William & Mary ... Added forced fumble and TFL at William & Mary ... In 41-0 victory at Fordham that clinched Patriot League championship, Colgate posted season-high seven sacks that afternoon and set program record by holding Fordham to minus-50 rushing yards ... 28 total yards allowed that day marked third-fewest.
Coach Hunt on Tyler: "He probably loves to play football more than anyone I've ever seen. What sums him up is during practice, if we're working on punt team and there's a bit of a break, we'll see him down on the other end trying to kick a field goal. He's just a consummate football player. He competes in everything he does and has the right mental makeup to be a defensive back. He has a short memory, he has confidence and is a guy who 10 years from now, we'll show his tape and say, 'This is what we want.' He's a good enough player where if he came here as a wide receiver, he'd be one of our best wide receivers. He's played a lot of football here and has had a high bar at that field corner position all four years. He will leave here having been the standard for how we judge that position. He gets as high of praise as I can give."

2017 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 8/8
Position: DB
Stats: 30 tackles, including 18 solo ... Two interceptions ... Raiders led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally with 16 interceptions ... Colgate's highest number of interceptions since 2005 ... Second on team with eight pass breakups, despite missing three games because of injury ... One punt return for 52 yards ... Part of Colgate defense that held opponents to 17.5 points per game -- lowest program average since 1981 ... Raider defense did not allow touchdown over season's final 15 quarters ... Colgate led Patriot League in rushing defense (115.0, 20th nationally) and scoring defense.
Best Games: Late-season interceptions in big victories against Holy Cross and Lafayette ... Season-high 11 tackles against No. 9 Richmond ... Added four tackles against both Fordham and Lafayette ... First career punt return went for 52 yards in Patriot League title clincher at Georgetown.

2016 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 9/9
Position: DB
Stats: Team leader with three interceptions, netting 31 return yards ... Third with four pass breakups ... Seventh on team with 43 tackles ... Third with 36 solo tackles.
Best Games: Career-high 13 tackles in 26-8 win over Holy Cross ... Nine of those stops were solo for team season high ... Added seven tackles in back-to-back games against Fordham and Lafayette ... Interceptions came against Yale, Lehigh and Bucknell ... Bucknell runback went for team season-long 31 yards.

2015 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 14/9
Position: LB
Stats: Among team's top 10 with 57 tackles (38 solo) ... Two interceptions for 15 return yards ... Tied for third on team with three pass breakups ... One fumble recovery.
Best Games: Broke into starting lineup at Princeton and never relinquished cornerback position ... Best tackle game was 11 (seven solo) in Colgate's 49-42 triumph over Lehigh that clinched Patriot League championship ... Consecutive seven-tackle performances at Cornell and Princeton ... Added six tackles in NCAA playoff quarterfinal at Sam Houston State ... First career pick at Cornell on fourth-quarter deep route helped stave off late Big Red rally ... Second interception and 15-yard return helped seal Colgate's 27-20 NCAA playoff victory at New Hampshire ... Wildcats were within one score and driving in Raider territory when interception occurred at Colgate 25-yard line ... Added fumble recovery on game's final play as UNH was trying desperation series of laterals ... Pass breakups in three consecutive Patriot League wins over Georgetown, Fordham and Lafayette.

Before Colgate
East River High School ... Two-year captain.
Position: DB/WR
Stats: Three interceptions as senior, along with 80 tackles, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one touchdown ... At wide receiver, caught 17 passes for 408 yards and four TDs.
Honors: 2015 Class 7A All-State and All-Metro ... Team MVP as senior and team defensive MVP as junior.
Get to Know: Also lettered for Falcons in basketball, track and field, and weightlifting ... National Honor Society member.

Personal
Born: Tyler Chase Castillo Ward in Ocala, Florida.
Family: Parents are Josh Ward and Dina Castillo Ward.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015First Year

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    10