COLLEGE CAREER – With their eyes on competition and development, the New Orleans Saints selected Tyler Shough (last name pronounced Sh-UCK) out of Louisville with the team's selection in the second round (40th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. In seven seasons at Oregon (2018-20), Texas Tech (2021-23) and Louisville (2024), Shough played in 42 games and completed 599-of-951 passes (63.0 pct.) for 7,820 yards with 59 touchdowns, also carrying 246 times for 733 yards with 11 scores.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Selected in the second round (40th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft.
2024 – Started all 12 games in only season at Louisville, where he was selected as nation's consensus Comeback Player of the Year, rebounding from season-ending leg injury suffered in 2023 at Texas Tech. Completed 244-of-389 (62.7 pct.) attempts for 3,195 yards with 23 touchdowns and only six interceptions, recording an 8-4 record as starter and leading them to a Sun Bowl berth. Tied program record for most passing TDs in a Louisville debut. Honorable mention All-ACC. Ranked 20th nationally in passing yards and 29th in TD passes...Completed 75 percent of passes, totaling 232 yards and four TD passes, vs. Austin Peay…Recorded a season-high 349 yards and two TDs vs. Jacksonville State…Threw for 269 yards and two TDs in ACC opener vs. Georgia Tech…Passed for 264 yards and three TDs in road loss at No. 7 Notre Dame. Rushed five times for 36 yards…Tallied 329 yards and two TD passes vs. SMU, Oct. 5; including Cardinals' longest completion of season-a college career-long 86-yard completion…Had a total of 231 passing yards, resulting in one TD at Virginia…Threw for 342 yards and season-high tying and career-high tying four TDs vs. Miami (Fla.), Oct. 19. Had season-high of 31 pass completions and career-high 51 attempts…Completed 73.7 percent of throws for 332 yards and two TDs at Boston College…Threw for 270 yards and a TD at Stanford…Completed 293 passing yards for two TDs in final home game vs. Pitt...Helped snap Cardinals' five-game losing streak against Kentucky, at Lexington, Nov. 30, completing a 51-yard throw. 2023 – Limited to four games after suffering season-ending leg injury in Big 12 opener at West Virginia…Completed 67-of-111 passes (60.4 pct.) for 746 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed 48 times for 149 yards and two of touchdowns…Member of the captains circle entering the season after winning the starting quarterback job in the summer…Completed 31-of-47 passes for 338 yards and three TDs in season opener at Wyoming. Marked fifth 300-yard passing performance of career and his third as a Red Raider. His third-highest single-game passing total in career. Led Red Raiders on a quick opening drive, connecting with Myles Price on a 33-yard TD strike. Found Jayden York on a 19-yard TD and Jerand Bradley on a 15-yard TD pass later in game. Rushed 15 times for 36 yards…Followed by completing 24-of-38 passes for 282 yards and three interceptions the next week against Oregon - his previous school. Rushed 23 times for 101 yards and a TD, including a career-long 58-yard carry, marking the second 100-yard rushing outing of career. Became first Red Raider QB since Rodney Allison in 1976 to record multiple career games with 100 rushing yards. 2022 – Appeared in seven games with five starts, all wins, where he completed 106-of-177 passes for 1,304 yards and seven TDs…Missed six games early in the season due to a shoulder injury suffered during season opener…Came off the bench for two games before returning to starting role for final four contests…Averaged 243.8 passing yards per game in contests he started as well as 300.0 yards of total offense per game. Of his 106 completions, 46 went for 10 yards, 21 resulted in 20 yards, 12 were for 30 yards and three finished at 40 yards or longer. Rushed for 269 yards and four TDs. Red Raiders' third-leading rusher. Had at least ten carries in three of his final four starts, the lone exception being nine attempts in that span vs. Oklahoma…Had at least 30 rushing yards in all four of those games with two contests with 70 or more yards and a career-high 111-yard performance, career-best two TD performance in Texas Bowl win over Ole Miss, Dec. 28…Tossed for a career-high 436 yards vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 26. 2021 – Was named Texas Tech's starting quarterback out of preseason camp…Broken collarbone limited him to four starts…Completed 64-of-92 (69.5 pct.) of his passes for 872 yards and six touchdowns up to that point with 16 rush attempts for 14 yards and two scores…Returned to practice late in the season but was not cleared for contact…Made Red Raider debut by completing 17-of-24 passes for 231 yards and a TD in a come-from-behind victory over Houston. First TD as Red Raider came on a three-yard strike to Xavier White in the fourth quarter…Was 9-of-11 for 68 yards against Texas at the time of his injury, which came after he dove into the end zone for a six-yard TD. 2020 – Started in all seven games for an Oregon program that finished 5-2 in COVID-19 shortened season…Completed 63.4 percent of his passes overall (106-for-167) for 1,559 yards and 13 touchdowns with only six interceptions…Added 66 carries for 271 yards (4.1 avg.) and two scores on the ground as well…Threw for at least 200 yards in all five regular-season starts and hit 300-yard mark twice…Among the Pac-12 and FBS leaders in several offensive categories, finishing seventh nationally in passing yards per completion (14.7), 12th in yards per attempt (9.34) and 15th in passing efficiency (160.4)…Was the Pac-12 leader in all three categories and also ranked second in the league for passing touchdowns (13), passing yards (1,559), points responsible for (92) as well as fourth for completion percentage (63.5), passing yards per game (222.7) and points responsible for per game (13.1)…Made first career start versus Stanford, leading the Ducks to a win after throwing for 227 yards and one TD on 17-of-26 passing (65.3 avg.)…Found the end zone on the ground as well as part of 11 carries for 85 yards (7.7 avg.)…Rushed for 80-plus yards again the following week at Washington State, which included a 33-yard carry. Totaled 81 yards on nine carries (9.0 avg.) versus the Cougars to go along with 312 yards and four TDs on 21-of-30 passing (70.0 pct.). Marked first career 300-yard passing game. 2019 – Served as the primary backup to eventual NFL first-round selection Justin Herbert…Saw action in five games for Ducks, throwing for 144 yards and three touchdowns on 12-of-15…Impressed in the second half vs. Nevada, completing 8-of-9 passes (88.9 pct.) to eight different receivers for 92 yards and two TDs…First career completion went for a TD after finding Jaylon Redd for a seven-yard score…One-for-two for 14 yards vs. Colorado and then two-for-three for 41 yards and another TD at USC. Touchdown against the Trojans was a 36-yard strike in the fourth quarter. 2018 – Redshirted his first year in Eugene…Appeared in three games for eight total snaps.
PERSONAL – Attended Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) HS.…Among the top QB prospects in the country…Threw for 3,071 yards and 30 TDs with only five interceptions as a senior in 2017…Garnered first-team 6A Premier League honors as well as first-team All-Chandler Unified School District accolades…Recognized as a first-team scholar athlete by the National Football Foundation (NFF) Valley of the Sun chapter…Totaled 2,079 passing yards and 27 TDs as junior (2016), when he was honorable mention All-Premier League…Participated in the Elite 11 camp with nation's top QB prospects…Consensus four-star and top-300 prospect (ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports)…Rated as No. 1 player in Arizona by Rivals and 247Sports…Considered the No. 94 overall prospect in the 2018 class and the No. 6 pro-style QB by 247Sports…No. 266 overall in the ESPN300 and No. 2 player from Arizona…The No. 1 prospect in Arizona and No. 40 overall in 247Sports compositing rankings...Has younger brother, Brady, who played safety at Northern Arizona...Father, Glenn, was a football student-athlete at Cal Lutheran...Mother, Dana, was possibly the most gifted member of the family as she originally committed to play softball at Oregon State...She later attended Arizona State to earn her teaching degree...Graduated from Oregon in three years with two bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and political science...Earned a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech…Returned as a professional to be a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy in June…Tyler James Shough was born on September 28, 1999.
