BeaversEdge Top 25 For 2025: No. 13 Tyrice Ivy
In the months leading up to the start of fall camp, BeaversEdge.com will be counting down the Top 25 Oregon State football players on the 2025 roster. Want to give your two cents on the rankings? Subscribe to BeaversEdge.com to join The Dam Board and weigh in on the conversation. We continue with defensive back Tyrice Ivy, who comes in at No. 13.
Tyrice Ivy
Defensive Back (safety)
Bio
No. 12
6-foot-3, 208-pounds
Rs-Senior
San Francisco, Calif.
Sacred Heart Cathedral -> College Of San Mateo -> Oregon State
2024 (SENIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Recorded 35 tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup
• Finished with a season-high seven tackles against UNLV
• Tallied six tackles at Nevada
• Had four tackles three times: versus Colorado State, at Air Force and in the season finale at Boise State
• Broke up a pass against the Rams
2023 (JUNIOR)
• Played in five games
• Totaled 16 tackles
• Recorded a season-high five tackles against UC Davis
• Finished with four tackles at Washington State and three apiece versus San Jose State and San Diego State
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
• Recorded 17 tackles and three interceptions for the College of San Mateo in 2022 as a sophomore. Added three pass breakups
• Tallied five tackles with one pass breakup as a freshman in 2021
• Enrolled at OSU in time for spring camp in 2023
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinner for head coach Antoine Evans at Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Francisco
Ivy 2024 Recap
After spending time at cornerback in his first year with the Beavers in 2023 and dealing with injury, Ivy made the move to safety ahead of 2024, and it paid dividends. He played in all 12 games, starting four, and saw 297 snaps on the season. He tallied 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, and a pass breakup, and found his calling card at safety. He had his most effective season as a Beaver, and it looked like he was closing out his OSU career on a high note, before the JUCO ruling gave him another season.
Ivy 2025 Outlook
Like Nikko Taylor, Ivy was able to take advantage of the recent court ruling that granted players who had begun their careers in JUCO another season. Ivy chose to take advantage of that extra season and will return for his final campaign with the Beavers in 2025. Considering how effectively Ivy showed out as a safety last season, the thought of him back with Skyler Thomas and Jaheim Patterson is one effective 1-2-3 punch at the safety spot. Ivy should play a key leadership role in the backend, and he’ll see a healthy amount of snaps in that trio of a rotation. Ivy’s return for his final go-around was a big coup for the Beaver defense, and he’ll play a big role in their resurgence this season.
