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Tyler Linderbaum

American football player (born 2000)

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Tyler Linderbaum (born April 7, 2000) is an American professional football center for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

01Early life

Linderbaum was born on April 7, 2000 in Solon, Iowa and is of German descent. He later attended Solon High School, where he played both offensive and defensive line. Linderbaum played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game. He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.

Linderbaum with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2021
Linderbaum with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2021

02College career

Linderbaum began his career at Iowa as a defensive lineman before moving to center prior to the 2019 season. He started all 13 games that season. He returned as the starter in 2020 and was named an All-American as well as a finalist for the Rimington Trophy. In 2021, was named the Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year and won the Rimington Trophy while being named to a unanimous All-American.

03Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanWingspan40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+18 in
(1.88 m)
296 lb
(134 kg)
31+18 in
(0.79 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
6 ft 3+58 in
(1.92 m)
5.04 s1.78 s2.90 s4.57 s7.13 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)
9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
24 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day

Baltimore Ravens

Linderbaum was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round with the 25th overall pick after a trade with the Arizona Cardinals to get the draft pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Linderbaum started all 17 regular season games and one playoff game for the Ravens in his rookie season. He earned a spot on the PFWA All-Rookie Team. He started 14 games in his second season and was named to his first career Pro Bowl towards the end of the season.

He was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl on January 2, 2025.

On April 30, 2025, the Ravens opted not to exercise the fifth-year option on Linderbaum's contract, citing financial reasons.

Linderbaum was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl in December 2025.

Las Vegas Raiders

On March 12, 2026, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Linderbaum to a three-year, $81 million contract that includes $60 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $20 million.

Regular season statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Offense
GPGSSnapsPctHoldingFalse startDecl/PenAcpt/Pen
2022BAL 17171,094100%3306
2023BAL 151591894%2103
2024BAL 17171,09499%3217
2025BAL 17171,00899%2023
Career66664,114, 106319
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