6A Player of the Year Ty Salazer Commits to Delaware

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Noah Radio | January 23, 2025

On Jan. 22, State College WR/DB Ty Salazer announced his commitment to the University of Delaware. Salazer, a three-sport athlete at State High, had previously received offers from Navy, Colgate, Dartmouth and Lehigh and a preferred walk-on offer from Penn State.

Salazer chose Delaware for many reasons, most notably its winning culture and its 2025 move to the FBS level.

“Delaware has the perfect balance of everything I’m looking for,” Salazer said. “They have a great campus, they’ve got great facilities, an amazing coaching staff, and I feel like I really fit. They play great football, moving up to the FBS level this year, and I feel like it’s a great fit for me.”

In Salazer, the Blue Hens are getting what State College Head Coach Matt Lintal called, “The most productive receiver in school history and it’s not even close.”

As a four-year starter, Salazer set plenty of State College school records. He is the all-time leader in career receiving yards, single-season receiving yards, single-game receiving yards and career receiving touchdowns. In 2024, Salazer led the state in receiving yards and set Pennsylvania records for single-season and single-game receiving yards and single-season receiving touchdowns.

“Ty is an unbelievable wide receiver,” Lintal said. “His comprehension of man coverage vs. zone and how to work in space and tight spaces and to be open even when you’re not supposed to be open, Ty’s a kid that can just feel those windows.”

While Salazer’s impact was certainly felt on the field and on the court, his State High legacy is primarily rooted in his impact off the field. He maintained a 4.5 GPA and in 2024 was named a USA Lacrosse Academic All-American. Salazer was a captain of his football, basketball and lacrosse teams and is one of the best leaders in State High history.

Lintal said, “He’s left a legacy of more than just a lot of wins, more than just a lot of yards, but the way to get there through consistency, through work ethic, through heart, through competition and through challenges. He has been such a role model for younger kids and such a role model for everybody in our program.”

Salazer was aided in his decision making process by his parents and Lintal. “I got to give a ton of credit to Coach Lintal, I was calling him every single day and he’d pick up any hour of the day, so I got to give him a ton of credit,” Salazer said. “Obviously I got to credit my parents, they’ve helped me so much through this entire process as well as making the decision. They pointed me in the right direction but also gave me the freedom to make my own choice.”

Salazer joins a Delaware program that will play its first season at the FBS level in C-USA in 2025.

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