Tyler Larsen

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Larsen was born on July 8, 1991, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a center in the National Football League.

Larsen attended Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, where he played both offensive and defensive line. He earned first-team all-state and second-team all-region honors after recording 27 tackles, including six sacks as well as six fumble recoveries. He helped lead the Beetdiggers to the state playoffs all four seasons, finishing career with 96 tackles, 16 sacks, 12 fumble recoveries, including four touchdowns. Going into college, he was rated only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.

Larsen chose to attend Utah State University, where he played for the Aggies from 2009 to 2013. As a freshman, he played in the first two games of the season before sustaining a season-ending knee injury and was awarded a medical redshirt season. Returning in 2010, Larsen would go on to start 52 consecutive games at center for the Aggies, earning himself first-team All-WAC honors twice (2011, 2012) and first-team All-MWC in his final season. Larsen also made the watch lists for each the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy his final 2 years (2012, 2013), and was nominated as a finalist for the Rimington Trophy in 2013.

Larsen signed with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in 2014. He was released on August 26, 2014, and he also had a short sting with the Washington Redskins. Larsen eventually signed a futures contract with the Carolina Panthers. On November 4, 2016, Larsen had his first career start at center against the Seattle Seahawks after Ryan Kalil, and Gino Gradkowski both suffered injuries. He finished the 2016 season as the Panthers' starting center. In 2017, he had 10 starts, and the Panthers rewarded his efforts by resigning him through 2020. 

Larsen signed with the Washington Football Team on March 18, 2021.