Tyler Whisenhunt

Height:
6-3
Weight:
275
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
San Ramon, CA
High School:
California HS

Listed No. 1 on preseason depth chart at left tackle on the offensive line this fall, replacing Sam Ogee ... also could be Cal Poly's long and short snapper on special teams.

2018 -- Started all 11 games, primarily at right tackle during junior campaign ... helped Mustangs to No. 4 national ranking in rushing offense, No. 1 in time of possession and No. 5 in third-down conversion ... earned second-team All-Big Sky Conference honors ... played in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Started all 11 games at right guard as a sophomore ... part of an offensive line that helped Cal Poly finish No. 11 in the nation in rushing and No. 9 in time of possession.

2016 -- Played in all 12 games with one start against Weber State in redshirt freshman season ... helped Mustangs to No. 1 national ranking in team rushing for fourth consecutive year ... offensive line also was No. 5 in sacks allowed and No. 7 in time of possession ... played in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Redshirt.

High School -- Under head coach Eric Billeci at California High School in San Ramon, Whisenhunt started on both the offensive and defensive lines, helping the Grizzlies to a 9-4 overall record, a share of the East Bay Athletic League title and to the semifinals of the CIF-North Coast Section Division 1 playoffs ... the three-year starter was named first-team All-East Bay Athletic League, first-team All-Metro by the San Francisco Chronicle, first-team All-East Bay, first-team All-Bay Area, second-team All-NorCal by Max Preps and third-team all-state by Cal-Hi Sports, all as an offensive lineman .... also earned all-state honors by Cal-Hi Sports as a sophomore and second-team All-East Bay Athletic League as a junior ... made eight tackles as a senior and 33 tackles as a junior ... California was a CIF-North Coast Section playoff finalist in 2013 ... recruited by UNLV, Nevada, BYU, Washington State, San Jose State, New Mexico, Sacramento State, Hawai'i and Montana, choosing to be a Mustang because "on my visit I realized how good of a fit Cal Poly was for me and my family as a whole. Cal Poly is only about three hours from my home. What can be better than a great education by the beach?" ... has completed a 500-pound squat, 300-pound power clean and 355-pound bench press.

Personal -- Son of Monte and Debra Whisenhunt ... one sister, Katie ... second cousin with Guy Fieri, an American restaurateur, author, game show host, and an Emmy Award-winning television personality on the Food Network ... claims to be a semi-professional paintballer ... also enjoys fishing and playing poker ... born in San Ramon, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.