Tyler Lockhart holds the WLB · Starter spot in Mississippi State Bulldogs’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tyler Lockhart, a 6'2" 225-pound linebacker from Kilmichael, Mississippi, played all 12 games during his 2025 true freshman season at Mississippi State, earning Freshman All-SEC Team honors from league coaches. In his debut at Southern Miss on August 30, he became the only true freshman on defense to appear in the opener, recording three tackles. Lockhart compiled 34 total tackles and two quarterback hurries across the season, with a career-high six tackles each against Tennessee on September 27 and at Texas A&M on October 4. He made his first career start versus Wake Forest on January 2. At Winona High School, the consensus 4-star recruit recorded 282 career tackles, including 130 solo tackles, along with 18 sacks and one interception.

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