University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Skipper, Tyree
Jersey Number 4
Tyree Skipper
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Sophie B. Wright
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (First Team)
• 2024 All-Sun Belt Conference (Second Team)
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in nine games during the season before missing the final five contests due to injury … earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors … earned five starts at safety … totaled 41 tackles and tied for the team lead with four interceptions … earned his way into the starting lineup against Wake Forest (9/28) and posted five tackles with a fourth-quarter interception to preserve the lead in an eventual 41-38 victory … had five unassisted tackles with two interceptions in win over App State (10/12) … recorded six tackles in games against Coastal Carolina (10/19) and Texas State (10/29) before collecting eight stops with an interception against Arkansas State (11/9).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games in the secondary while earning starts in three contests … recorded 55 tackles, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season … capped off the season with five tackles and a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... had nine tackles and a pass breakup at Arkansas State (Nov. 4) ... had an interception in back-to-back games against UAB (Sept 16) and Buffalo (Sept. 23) ... finished with seven tackles at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) ... recovered a key fumble in the fourth quarter and returned it 29 yards to preserve a come-from-behind win over Texas State (Oct. 7) ... added four tackles and forced a fumble against Southern Miss (Nov. 9).
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games and made three starts … registered 29 tackles, a sack and broke up a pass … tallied a season-high six tackles in the win over Georgia Southern (Nov. 10) … matched his season high in tackles with six against Houston (Dec. 23) … recorded five tackles at No. 20 Florida State (Nov. 19) … registered a sack at ULM (Sept. 24) … had three tackles in the wins against South Alabama (Oct. 1) and at Texas State (Nov. 26).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
Made one appearance on the season against Troy (Nov. 13).
2020 (Freshman)
Saw playing time in five games in 2020 … credited with one solo tackle against Iowa State, ULM and Appalachian State.
High School
Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN … rated as a Top 250 athlete in the country and 12th-best athlete in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports.com … earned All-District honors as a junior … played both quarterback and safety in high school … had six interceptions, 20 tackles and six catches for 185 yards during his junior season … played basketball for Sophie B. Wright Charter School.
Personal
Born on Sept. 4, 2001…Son of Erica Skipper and guardian Lionel Skipper…Has two brothers, Tyray and Rickeme, and one sister, Franchelle…Planning to major in Mechanical Engineering.
• 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (First Team)
• 2024 All-Sun Belt Conference (Second Team)
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in nine games during the season before missing the final five contests due to injury … earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors … earned five starts at safety … totaled 41 tackles and tied for the team lead with four interceptions … earned his way into the starting lineup against Wake Forest (9/28) and posted five tackles with a fourth-quarter interception to preserve the lead in an eventual 41-38 victory … had five unassisted tackles with two interceptions in win over App State (10/12) … recorded six tackles in games against Coastal Carolina (10/19) and Texas State (10/29) before collecting eight stops with an interception against Arkansas State (11/9).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games in the secondary while earning starts in three contests … recorded 55 tackles, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season … capped off the season with five tackles and a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... had nine tackles and a pass breakup at Arkansas State (Nov. 4) ... had an interception in back-to-back games against UAB (Sept 16) and Buffalo (Sept. 23) ... finished with seven tackles at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) ... recovered a key fumble in the fourth quarter and returned it 29 yards to preserve a come-from-behind win over Texas State (Oct. 7) ... added four tackles and forced a fumble against Southern Miss (Nov. 9).
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games and made three starts … registered 29 tackles, a sack and broke up a pass … tallied a season-high six tackles in the win over Georgia Southern (Nov. 10) … matched his season high in tackles with six against Houston (Dec. 23) … recorded five tackles at No. 20 Florida State (Nov. 19) … registered a sack at ULM (Sept. 24) … had three tackles in the wins against South Alabama (Oct. 1) and at Texas State (Nov. 26).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
Made one appearance on the season against Troy (Nov. 13).
2020 (Freshman)
Saw playing time in five games in 2020 … credited with one solo tackle against Iowa State, ULM and Appalachian State.
High School
Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN … rated as a Top 250 athlete in the country and 12th-best athlete in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports.com … earned All-District honors as a junior … played both quarterback and safety in high school … had six interceptions, 20 tackles and six catches for 185 yards during his junior season … played basketball for Sophie B. Wright Charter School.
Personal
Born on Sept. 4, 2001…Son of Erica Skipper and guardian Lionel Skipper…Has two brothers, Tyray and Rickeme, and one sister, Franchelle…Planning to major in Mechanical Engineering.
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