28  Dakotah Tyler
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: Pike Height / Weight: 5-11 / 194 Position: Strong Safety Experience: 1L

Enters spring practice as the backup strong safety ... Saw his first playing time last season ... Moved from tailback to safety in the spring of 2010 and showed quick aptitude for the position ... Has excellent speed.

2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in the last 11 games of the season after missing the first two because of an ankle sprain ... Finished the season with 13 tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one fumble forced ... Had a good game against Tennessee, as he recorded one tackle and also made his first career tackle for loss and forced a fumble ... Recorded three tackles against Vanderbilt ... First career start vs. Mississippi State, where he gathered a season-high three stops.

2009 (Freshman): Redshirted at tailback ... Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week once during the season.

High School: Multi-talented athlete has the ability to play either side of the ball in college ... Started at strong safety for a state finalist as a junior, then played quarterback as a senior ... Ran for 1,314 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, averaging an amazing 10.1 yards per carry ... Ran for 11 touchdowns of 50 or more yards and had at least six TDs of 60-plus yards called back by penalty ... Also passed for 769 yards and eight TDs ... Senior honors featured all-conference, all-county and All-Metro Indianapolis by the Indianapolis Star ... Pike posted a 14-1 record his junior year, with the only loss coming in the state finals of Class AAAAA ... Made 81 tackles that season, including three tackles for loss, with eight pass breakups ... Added 251 rushing yards and two TDs, averaging 8.1 yards per carry ... Speedster who was timed at 4.38 seconds in the 40-yard dash, the best time at a Scout.com prospect camp ... Also has a 36-inch vertical jump and has a squat lift over 500 pounds, according to Pike High School Coach Derek Moyers ... "Dakotah is an absolute steal. He is a complete running back with speed and power," Moyers said ... Was a freshman teammate of current Wildcat Morgan Newton, who eventually transferred to Carmel HS ... Honorroll student who participated in the Young Men of Purpose community service organization ... Tyler originally committed to Cincinnati in the summer of 2008 before changing his mind in favor of Kentucky.

Personal: Born in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Son of Kelly Tyler ... A cousin, Jeff Teague, played college basketball at Wake Forest University ... Major is business administration.