Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tim Settle was born on July 11th, 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a nose tackle in the National Football League.

He attended Stonewall Jackson high school where he had 72 tackles, including 25 for loss and three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and ten pass deflections from his nose tackle position as a senior. He was ranked as the No. 19 overall player in the country, the No. 4 defensive tackle in the country, the No. 2 player in his region and the No. 2 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation. He played college football at Virginia Tech; as a freshman in 2015, he redshirted. In 2016 he was Honorable Mention, Freshman All-American (College Insiders). He played in 14 games and recorded 17 tackles on the season, two quarterback hurries and blocked one kick. In 2017 as a sophomore, he started all 13 games for the Hokies and recorded 36 tackles on the season, 12.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and one blocked kick. He was named 2017 Second-Team All-ACC. On January 4th, 2018, Settle decided to forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. Settle was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round, 163rd overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.

He made his NFL debut in the Redskins' season-opening 24–6 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, and in Week 12, against the Dallas Cowboys; he recorded the first three tackles of his professional career.

In March 2022, he signed a two-year deal with the Buffalo Bills.