Tyler
Baron.
Tyler
Baron.
Miami (FL)· 6'5"· 258 lb· 4.62s 40
"Five college seasons and a transfer to Miami finally produced Baron's best year, but the pass-rush plan still lags well behind the frame and the effort."Pre-draft read
Baron is a long, high-effort edge defender who plays hard on every snap. At 6-5 and 258 pounds with a 35.5-inch vertical and a 121-inch broad, he has the explosiveness teams look for off the edge, and he is genuinely useful setting the edge against the run — 11 tackles for loss in his final season is not an accident.
The pass rush is where it breaks down. He wins with effort and length rather than plan: a long-arm and a chase-down are the reliable moves, and when the first one fails he does not have a counter ready. His hands are late and his bend around the arc is average, so he ends up running past the pocket instead of flattening into it.
One-gap, penetrating 4-3 front that lets him attack a single gap and rush upfield rather than reading and reacting.
Year 1: rotational edge and special teams. Ceiling: starting 4-3 end with 6-8 sacks a season if the hand technique develops.
Two-gap 3-4 front that asks him to read blocks and hold the point rather than penetrate.
The run defense is already NFL-caliber; everything hinges on whether a coach can install a pass-rush plan.
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Baron spent four years at Tennessee and transferred to Miami for 2024. His career totals are 61 games, 136 tackles, 38 tackles for loss and 19 sacks, with his best season coming in that final year — 38 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks with the Hurricanes.
The frame and the effort are real, and the run defense is further along than most day-three edge rushers. He sets a hard edge, he pursues to the sideline, and he does not take plays off. Individuals evaluating him will like him immediately.
What he does not have is a pass-rush arsenal. Nineteen sacks over five seasons is modest production for someone with his physical tools, and the tape explains why: he is winning with motor rather than technique. New York is betting that a pro position expert can install hands, a counter and a plan onto a body that already tests well. If that happens he is a rotational rusher who plays 400 snaps. If it does not, he is a run-down specialist and a special teams player.
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Excellent Frame
Tyler Baron possesses an excellent 6-5, 258-pound frame with 35.5-inch vertical and 121-inch broad jumps.
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Good Edge Setter
Tyler Baron recorded 38 career tackles for loss, demonstrating his ability to set the edge effectively.
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Relentless Motor
Tyler Baron shows consistent pursuit and chase-down effort on every play.
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Battle Tested
Tyler Baron accumulated five years of Power Four snaps across two different college programs.
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Long Arms
Tyler Baron's long arms create a functional long-arm bull rush as a base pass-rush move.
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Thin Rush Plan
Tyler Baron lacks a reliable counter-move when his initial pass rush fails.
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Low Sack Production
Tyler Baron registered only 19 sacks over five college seasons, which is low for his athletic profile.
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Poor Hand Usage
Tyler Baron's hand usage at the point of contact is consistently late and imprecise.
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Average Bend
Tyler Baron struggles with average bend, impacting his ability to flatten and finish at the top of the arc.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.62sp50
- Vertical
- 35.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 121inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 19repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tennessee | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 13 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 13 | 19 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 12 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 13 | 38 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 61 | 136 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
His athleticism and motor project to a role as a valuable third-down pass rusher and key contributor on special teams coverage units.
Baron could develop into a consistent and high-effort edge setter capable of generating pressure, much like Hubbard has for the Bengals.
Baron's lack of consistent pass rush moves could relegate him to a situational run defender with limited opportunities on the edge.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
The Jets bought traits and effort in the fifth round, which is the correct place to make that bet.
The reason he lasted is simple arithmetic: five years, 19 sacks. Edge rushers who need that long to produce rarely become impact players.
The realistic outcome is a rotational third rusher who plays run downs, contributes on special teams and hovers around three or four sacks a year. Anything beyond that requires a technical leap he has not made yet.