2025 Interview with Tyler Gjerde from Buena High School, AZ


 

Tyler Gjerde

Buena High School, AZ

center, D-line

Class of 2026

Height and Weight: 6’2, 245

Jersey Number 75

Awards won or earned: first team all-region 5A southern, Buena O linemen of the year, all-academic for AZ

What are your personal goals for the 2025 season?

First team all-region again and to make all-conference for 5A Arizona

What goals are you setting for your team?

Make it past the quarterfinal also in playoffs, and the end goal is a state championship.

With this being your final high school football season, have you trained differently during the off-season?

Yes, a lot more intense agility-type training with heavy lifting.

What do you believe is the strongest part of your game?

Mental for me and knowing how other teams operate to help counter them

What is the toughest part of being a two-way lineman?

Conditioning: having to use full strength on offense and defense to make plays

Center or D-line, which one do you feel that you are best at?

Center by far, mainly because of how much time I put in to better my technique.

What has been your biggest moment on the football field?

Playing against ranked opponents and really showcasing I can hang with the best while not being the biggest lineman.

If the game is on the line, which do you prefer to be on, offense or defense? Explain

Offense just because you can control what to do and how you want to set the tempo.

What is the toughest part of practice? 

The mental reps of just making sure you're paying full attention to detail to perform plays and drills correctly and consistently

What makes you a good teammate?

I definitely push my teammates; it also helps them to be better instead of just bettering myself.

Which teammate is the toughest to square up with in practice?

Any of our linemen offensively or defensively, just because of all of our physicality

If you are hearing from any colleges, would you name some of them?

 Western New Mexico and Montana Tech are the main ones staying in touch.

Outside of sports, what are you doing for fun?

I like to fish and do anything that involves trucks or cars.

Arizona or Arizona State?

University of Arizona all the way.

What is your go-to snack?

 Jerky


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