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Jersey Number 29
Tyrell Raby
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 173
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, LA
- High School:
- Madison Prep
Bio
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played in 10 games and had six starts
• Finished the year with 16 total tackles and a team-best six pass breakups
• Was in on 334 total snaps
• Had three solo tackles in 56 snaps against Tennessee Tech (77.5 PFF grade was second on the defense)
• Did not play at Ole Miss
• Was in on 12 snaps against WKU
• Did not play against Duke
• Returned against Memphis and had a solo stop in 10 plays
• Had two tackles and a pass breakup in win over KSU
• Tallied four stops and two pass breakups in win over UTEP
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and had seven starts
• Finished the year with 28 tackles (25 solos) to go with two interceptions and six pass breakups
• Averaged 52 snaps played per game
• Was twice picked as the team’s Special Teams Player of the Game and once earned the Defensive Player of the Game honor
• Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup at WKU
• Started against Jax State and recorded an interception and a pass breakup
• Turned in four tackles and a career-best three pass breakups in win over LA Tech
• Collected six solo stops at Liberty to go with an interception
• Had four solo tackles at NMSU
2022 (r-Freshman at Memphis)
• Did not play in any games
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Redshirted
High School
• Three-star standout cornerback for Madison Prep
• Two-sport athlete in football and track in high school
• First team all-district as a wide receiver as a junior
• No. 21 ranked prospect in Louisiana according to 247Sports
• Career-high 140 receiving yards and 85-yard touchdown catch on Nov. 29, 2019
• 17 tackles, 15 catches, and seven touchdowns as a junior
Personal
• Full name: Tyrell Malik Raby
• Parents: Terrence Vessel and Melissa Raby
• Born: 5/24/2003
• Major: Undecided
• Played in 10 games and had six starts
• Finished the year with 16 total tackles and a team-best six pass breakups
• Was in on 334 total snaps
• Had three solo tackles in 56 snaps against Tennessee Tech (77.5 PFF grade was second on the defense)
• Did not play at Ole Miss
• Was in on 12 snaps against WKU
• Did not play against Duke
• Returned against Memphis and had a solo stop in 10 plays
• Had two tackles and a pass breakup in win over KSU
• Tallied four stops and two pass breakups in win over UTEP
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and had seven starts
• Finished the year with 28 tackles (25 solos) to go with two interceptions and six pass breakups
• Averaged 52 snaps played per game
• Was twice picked as the team’s Special Teams Player of the Game and once earned the Defensive Player of the Game honor
• Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup at WKU
• Started against Jax State and recorded an interception and a pass breakup
• Turned in four tackles and a career-best three pass breakups in win over LA Tech
• Collected six solo stops at Liberty to go with an interception
• Had four solo tackles at NMSU
2022 (r-Freshman at Memphis)
• Did not play in any games
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Redshirted
High School
• Three-star standout cornerback for Madison Prep
• Two-sport athlete in football and track in high school
• First team all-district as a wide receiver as a junior
• No. 21 ranked prospect in Louisiana according to 247Sports
• Career-high 140 receiving yards and 85-yard touchdown catch on Nov. 29, 2019
• 17 tackles, 15 catches, and seven touchdowns as a junior
Personal
• Full name: Tyrell Malik Raby
• Parents: Terrence Vessel and Melissa Raby
• Born: 5/24/2003
• Major: Undecided
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