MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For lack of a better nickname, Jeremy Tyler has long been Mr. Runner-Up in the West Virginia secondary.
See 2014: He was edged out at free safety by heralded freshman Dravon Askew-Henry.
Or 2015, when Karl Joseph’s torn ACL created a vacancy at bandit safety that Jarrod Harper filled.
Or rewind to the beginning of this year’s preseason camp, when Tyler showed presence at Spur safety only to be stuck behind Kyzir White.
Always good enough to compete for jobs yet never quite able to win them, Tyler seemed destined to spend his senior season in utility futility again.