2025 Football Roster
Vanderleest, Tayte
Jersey Number 81
Tayte Vanderleest
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Muskegon, Mich.
- High School:
- Reeths-Puffer H.S.
Bio
2024
As a redshirt freshman wide receiver, saw action in 11 of 12 games … Played majority of time on special teams … Moved from defensive back to wide receiver during spring 2024 drills.
2023
As a freshman defensive back, did not see any game action … Contributed to the scout team … Earned redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Cody Kater … Named to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Division 1-2 All-State team … Two-time Division 3 First Team All-Region honoree … Two-time OK Green First Team All-Conference honors … Academic All-State selection … Selected to play in the MHSFCA East vs. West All-Star Game in 2023 … Played both wide receiver and safety for the Rockets … Three-year varsity starter on both offense and defense … Accumulated 600 receiving yards, 80 tackles, intercepted two passes and scored seven touchdowns as a senior … Led the Rockets to a 6-4 record and state playoff appearance for the first time in nine years during his senior year … Also played basketball … National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Born Tayte Vanderleest on March 18, 2005 in Muskegon, Mich. … Son of Rob and Nicole Vanderleest … Has a brother Zack and sister Cam, who are twins … Father played tight end at Michigan (1991-95) … Sister played volleyball at Davenport (2018-22) … Role model is his father … His high school coach played quarterback at Central Michigan … Selected Central Michigan because it was the perfect fit … Chose Central Michigan over offers from Eastern Michigan, Saginaw Valley State, and Bowling Green … Plans to major in Business.
ARTICLES
Reeths-Puffer's Tayte Vanderleest signs with Central Michigan football | Sports | shorelinemedia.net
As a redshirt freshman wide receiver, saw action in 11 of 12 games … Played majority of time on special teams … Moved from defensive back to wide receiver during spring 2024 drills.
2023
As a freshman defensive back, did not see any game action … Contributed to the scout team … Earned redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Cody Kater … Named to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Division 1-2 All-State team … Two-time Division 3 First Team All-Region honoree … Two-time OK Green First Team All-Conference honors … Academic All-State selection … Selected to play in the MHSFCA East vs. West All-Star Game in 2023 … Played both wide receiver and safety for the Rockets … Three-year varsity starter on both offense and defense … Accumulated 600 receiving yards, 80 tackles, intercepted two passes and scored seven touchdowns as a senior … Led the Rockets to a 6-4 record and state playoff appearance for the first time in nine years during his senior year … Also played basketball … National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Born Tayte Vanderleest on March 18, 2005 in Muskegon, Mich. … Son of Rob and Nicole Vanderleest … Has a brother Zack and sister Cam, who are twins … Father played tight end at Michigan (1991-95) … Sister played volleyball at Davenport (2018-22) … Role model is his father … His high school coach played quarterback at Central Michigan … Selected Central Michigan because it was the perfect fit … Chose Central Michigan over offers from Eastern Michigan, Saginaw Valley State, and Bowling Green … Plans to major in Business.
ARTICLES
Reeths-Puffer's Tayte Vanderleest signs with Central Michigan football | Sports | shorelinemedia.net
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