Pronunciation: TIE-whan
Major: Human Development and Family Services (2024)
Weight: 303 (2023-24)

2024 Media Guide: Tywone is in his second season with the Buckeyes after transferring to Ohio State from Ole Miss in June of 2023 … he is a senior academically and he has two seasons of eligibility … played in 10 games along the defensive line in 2023 and was in on five tackles … enters the 2024 season having played in 24 games and has made 18 tackles including 2.5 TFLs with 2.0 of those sacks … he is an OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2023 Media Guide: Tywone transferred to Ohio State from Ole Miss in June of 2023 … he is a true junior academically and he has two seasons of eligibility.

Ole Miss: Tywone played two seasons at Ole Miss – 2021 and 2022 – before transferring to Ohio State this summer … he played in 14 games for the Rebels, including 13 in 2022 … was credited with 13 career tackles, including 2.0 quarterback sacks for losses totaling nine yards (vs. Austin Peay in 2021 and vs. Texas Tech in 2022) … Recorded a career-best five tackles vs. Central Arkansas in 2022 … Tywone has a College World Series national championship ring as he was a member of the 2022 Ole Miss baseball team that won the CWS … played in 13 baseball games in 2022 and 2023, including seven in 2022 … hit three home runs in those 13 games.

High School: A four-star defensive tackle prospect by all the recruiting services in 2020 as a senior at Bergen Catholic and playing for Vito Campanile … ranked No. 45 on the ESPN 300 and tabbed the No. 62 overall prospect on the 247Sports Composite … also ranked as the No. 5 defensive tackle and an Under Armour AllAmerican … missed much of his senior season because of an injury after recording 54 tackles, 16 tackles-for-loss and seven quarterback sacks as a junior.

Personal: Is the son of Debra Malone and Tywone Malone Sr., and he has one sister, Tyra.