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.
Early 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.
College 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.
Professional career
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 GP GS Snaps Pct Holding False start Decl/Pen Acpt/Pen 2022 BAL 17 17 1,094 100% 3 3 0 6 2023 BAL 15 15 918 94% 2 1 0 3 2024 BAL 17 17 1,094 99% 3 2 1 7 2025 BAL 17 17 1,008 99% 2 0 2 3 2026 LVR 3 3 201 100% 0 1 0 2 Career 69 69 4,315 – 10 7 3 21
References
External links Iowa Hawkeyes bio Las Vegas Raiders bio