2024 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Named All-Big Ten third team by the media and honorable mention by the coaches...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in all 16 games as Penn State's starting long snapper.
at West Virginia (8/31): Riley Thompson averaged 44.0 yards per punt on four punts. Bowling Green (9/7): Sander Sahaydak drilled a career-long 43-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 28-yarder late in the second quarter...Thompson blasted a 56-yard punt in the first quarter and finished the day averaging 47.0 yards on four punts. Kent State (9/21): Sahaydak was 7-7 on extra-point attempts. Illinois (9/28): Thompson landed a punt inside the 10 in the second quarter. UCLA (10/5): Kicker Ryan Barker made both of his field goal attempts, including a 40-yarder, and three extra-point attempts. at USC (10/12): Barker made a game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime, while converting on all four of his field goal attempts...Both of Thompson's punts landed inside the 20-yard line. at Wisconsin (10/26): Thompson landed two punts inside the 20 and blasted a 51-yard punt...Barker hit all four extra-point attempts. Ohio State (11/2): Barker converted field goals of 29 and 44 yards...Thompson averaged 42.8 yards per punt, including a 50-yard punt and one inside the 20. Washington (11/9): Helped Barker convert all five extra-point attempts. Purdue (11/16): Thompson landed a pair of punts inside the 15...Barker made all seven of his extra-point attempts. at Minnesota (11/23): Helped Barker convert field goals of 45 and 32 yards...Aided Thompson to land one punt inside the 20. Maryland (11/30): Snapped for Barker, who connected on a career-long 49-yard field goal and five extra-point conversions...Helped Thompson land a punt inside the 20-yard line. vs. Oregon (12/7): Helped Thompson average 47 yards per punt on a pair of kicks...Snapped for Barker who connected on a 33-yard field goal and four extra points. SMU (12/22): Assisted Barker as he turned in a perfect kicking day, converting all five extra point attempts plus a 40-yard field goal. vs. Boise State (12/31): Helped Thompson blast three punts of 50+ yards and land one inside the 10...Aided Barker in hitting a 40-yard field goal and four extra point attempts. vs. Notre Dame (1/9): Barker converted a 20-yard field goal and made all three extra points...Thompson punted five times and averaged 42.0 yards on punts.
2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in all 13 games as the team's primary long snapper...Made six tackles (5 solo) on special teams.
Rankings: Led the nation in tackles by a long snapper (6)...Penn State's punting unit ranked second in the Big Ten and sixth nationally in net punting (42.9).
West Virginia (9/2): Made first career start at long snapper. Delaware (9/9): Assisted placekicker Alex Felkins in going 8-for-8 on extra point attempts...Punter Riley Thompson hit a 47-yard punt to the Delaware 7 in the second quarter. at Illinois (9/16): Helped Felkins convert on three field goals, including a long of 45 yards...Thompson landed a pair of punts inside the Illinois 20. Iowa (9/23): Helped Felkins hit a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter and all four extra-point attempts. at Northwestern (9/30): Snapped for Thompson, who averaged 46.8 yards on four punts while knocking two inside the 20...Felkins connected on two field goals, one from 47 yards and another from 20 yards. UMass (10/14): Thompson booted a 47-yard punt to the UMass 10, his lone punt of the game...Penn State converted on all nine extra-point attempts. at Ohio State (10/21): Helped Felkins connect on a pair of 40+ yard field goals...Thompson averaged 43.7 yards on nine punts, including four inside the 20, two inside the 10 and two punts of 50+ yards. Indiana (10/28): Helped Felkins drill a 50-yard field goal to close out the first half...Thompson had four punts of 50+ yards and had two punts land inside the 10. at Maryland (11/4): Assisted Felkins in converting all three of his field goal attempts from 30, 35 and 39 yards. Michigan (11/11): Helped Felkins make a 20-yard field goal in the first quarter...Thompson averaged 49.0 yards per punt on five kicks, tying his season-best average, including three punts of 50+ yards. Rutgers (11/18): Felkins made two field goals, including a 48-yard field goal in the third quarter...Thompson averaged 52 yards on two punts. at Michigan State (11/24): Helped Felkins nail a 49-yard field goal on the opening drive, as well as a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter and all three extra-point attempts...Snapped for Thompson, who averaged 47.0 yards on three punts. vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Aided Felkins in hitting a 26-yard field goal on Penn State's opening drive...Thompson averaged 49.4 yards on five punts.
2022 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in seven games as a reserve long snapper.
2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Bob McMillen at St. Francis College Prep...As a senior, team finished 6-0 during a shortened spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Squad won a Metro Suburban Blue Conference title during junior year after finishing 10-2...St. Francis finished 9-2 during sophomore season...Was once named the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week...Also lettered in baseball, playing catcher and shortstop.
PERSONAL
Full name is Tyler James Duzansky...Son of Jane and Jim Duzansky...Has a brother, Nick...Hobbies include baseball, working out and playing cards...Majoring in supply chain and information systems...Would like to play in the NFL and then afterwards, use his Penn State degree to help him earn a job that allows him to provide for his future family.