Tyler Stockton

Tyler Stockton is an American college football coach and former player, currently the safeties coach at the University of Michigan. He was previously a coach at the University of Connecticut, Western Illinois University, Ball State University and Boise State University. Stockton played as a defensive lineman for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2009 to 2013.

Playing career Stockton was rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports and was the top-rated commit in the class of 2009 in New Jersey. ESPN rated him as the third-best defensive tackle in the nation. Raised in Linwood, New Jersey, he played his high school football at the Hun School of Princeton, located in Princeton, New Jersey. He was named to the all-state first team by the Newark Star-Ledger following his junior year. He took an official visit to South Bend on October 31 of that year and formally enrolled early on June 30, 2009.

Stockton saw limited action during his four years on the team at Notre Dame. He played in only six games throughout his college career, all of which were during his sophomore year, though he did not start any of them. The lone tackle he recorded at Notre Dame was a four-yard sack on October 2, 2010, against Boston College. He remained at UConn for two seasons. Stockton moved to Western Illinois in 2016 as the Leathernecks' defensive line coach and run game coordinator. He was hired by Mike Neu at Ball State as the Cardinals' defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach, a position he has held since 2019.

In December 2020, Stockton was revealed to be one of 56 nominees for the Broyles Award, awarded annually to the top assistant coach in college football. He was nominated for a second time in November 2021, this time alongside 57 other assistants. Stockton was the second-youngest FBS defensive coordinator at the time of each of his nominations.

In January 2026, Stockton was hired as the safeties coach at the University of Michigan by Kyle Whittingham.

Personal life Stockton is the son of Naomi and Lyndon Stockton.