TANK TYLER #93

Position	Defensive Tackle
Height	6-2
Weight	306
Years Experience	2
Birthdate	2/14/1985
Hometown	Fayetteville, NC
College	North Carolina State
Current status	Active
Games Started	1
Games Played	15

Pro Career

Talented second-year performer has the ability to become a potentially dominating presence in the middle of the Chiefs defensive line … Expected to compete for a starting spot at one of the club’s defensive tackle positions … Pound for pound is perhaps one of the club’s strongest performers … Originally joined the Chiefs as the club’s third-round selection (82nd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft … Showed tremendous progress as a rookie and should only continue to improve with another offseason under his belt … Possesses the upper body strength to control the point of attack … Extremely quick off the ball, presenting problems for opponents … Should only continue to develop under the direction of the defensive line coach Tim Krumrie … Has seen duty in 15 games (one start), registering eight solo tackles.

Transactions: Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (7/26/07) ... Originally a third-round draft choice (82nd overall) of Kansas City in 2007.

2007

Played on defense in 15 games (one start) and was inactive for one contest … Had eight solo tackles … Saw duty in his first NFL game at Houston (9/9) ... Started his first career game in place of an injured DT Alfonso Boone vs. Tennessee (12/16), collecting two tackles … Totaled two tackles at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).

College Bio

Played in 48 career games (28 starts) at North Carolina State … Registered 173 tackles (114 solo), 21.5 tackles for loss (-63.0 yards), 5.0 sacks (-37.0 yards), eight QB pressures, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Appeared in 12 games, opening 11 contests at left defensive tackle as a senior in 2006 … Recorded a career-high 87 tackles (62 solo), 11.0 stops for loss (-35.0 yards), 3.0 sacks (-22.0 yards), five QB pressures and one forced fumble … Named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference … Recorded a career-high 13 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble vs. Boston College … Saw action in 12 games (six starts) as a junior in 2005, registering 41 tackles (26 solo), 4.5 stops for loss (-28.0 yards), 2.0 sacks (-15.0 yards), two QB pressures and two fumble recoveries … Started all 11 games at defensive tackle in 2004 as a sophomore … Played in three games in 2003 as a true freshman … Totaled 13 tackles (six solo) ... Majored in Sociology at North Carolina State.

Personal Bio

• Played offensive and defensive tackle at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

• Had 67 tackles and 9.0 sacks as a senior.

• Named the Cape Fear Region Player of the Year in 2002.

• Earned first-team All-Two Rivers Class 4A Conference and All-Cape Fear Region accolades.

• Started in the 2002 North Carolina Shrine Game.

• Garnered all-conference honors as a junior.

• Recorded a rap album while in college which features a song titled “Welcome to the Carter,” referring to Carter-Finley Stadium at North Carolina State.

• Also enjoys writing poetry using a “Dirty-Southern” musical style.

• Full name: DeMarcus Lamon Tyler.

• Single, resides in Kansas City, Missouri.