University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Fourth-Year Sophomore (2021): Saw action in each of South’s final seven games, and was on the field for 40 total snaps ... Earned his best pass-blocking grade of the year while taking part in a season-high 17 plays as the Jaguars defeated Arkansas State ... Received best mark of the season following win over Georgia Southern.

As A Sophomore (2020): Earned the start on six occasions while participating in nine contests ... Earned an overall grade of 71 percent and was credited with 20 knockdown blocks on the year ... Received season-high marks of 82 percent overall and 93 percent on assignments in final appearance of the season against Georgia State ... Had a 78 percent overall grade and 81 percent assignment grade after tying a season best with five pancakes in victory over Texas State in South’s Sun Belt Conference opener ... Graded out at 77 percent overall and 87 percent on assignments at No. 25 Louisiana ... Credited with a mark of 75 percent while earning an 86 percent grade on assignments in home opener against Tulane, matching a season high with five pancake blocks ... Had a 71 percent overall grade at 15th-ranked Coastal Carolina while grading out at 70 percent overall and 80 percent on assignments following season-opening win at Southern Mississippi ... Also posted a pair of knockdowns against both UAB and Georgia Southern.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2019): Appeared in South’s win over Jackson State as well as its Sun Belt Conference opener at ULM ... Received an 87 percent overall grade to go along with a perfect assignment mark after taking part in 12 plays in the JSU contest ... Credited with three knockdowns blocks against the Tigers.

As A Freshman (2018): Made his collegiate debut in South’s win over Alabama State, but was a redshirt after appearing in less than four outings overall ... Received a perfect assignment grade and credited with an overall mark of 75 percent while taking part in four snaps, recording a knockdown block as well.

High School Highlights: Received two stars from 247Sports.com, with the organization including him among the top 80 recruits in the state as well as the top 35 centers in the country ... Lettered for four years, starting the final three, at Baldwin County High ... Was a two-time AL.com second-team all-Coastal Alabama selection, earning honorable mention all-state accolades from the Alabama Sports Writers Association when he was a junior ... Helped lead the Tigers to a 7-3 finish his final year at the prep level after BCHS went 5-5 each of the previous two seasons.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Allen Jernigan ... Born Dec. 14, 1999, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of Darrell and Amy Jernigan ... Favorite teams are the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia 76ers ... Favorite athletes are Von Miller and Peyton Manning ... Favorite foods are chicken and pizza ... Favorite subjects are math and science ... Majoring in sport management and recreation studies.