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Tyler Stephen Rausa (born July 31, 1993) is an American football placekicker who is currently on the DC Defenders of the XFL.
College career
He played college football at Boise State.
Professional career
Columbus Lions
In his NAL debut, Rausa kicked a game-winning field goal to defeat the Massachusetts Pirates 63–62. Rausa competed in 6 games in 2018, going 6 of 13 (46.2%) on field goals and 26 of 29 (89.7%) on his extra points, both totals best in the league.
Massachusetts Pirates
On February 14, 2019, Rausa was signed to the Massachusetts Pirates. Rausa competed in 5 games in 2019, going 1 of 4 on field goals and 20 of 23 on his extra points.
DC Defenders
In October 2019, Rausa was selected with 1,000 other players to be a part of the XFL Draft Pool. In late January 2020, Rausa was signed to the DC Defenders after performing well in a tryout set up for NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. On February 8, 2020, Rausa made his XFL debut, kicking 2 field goals against the Seattle Dragons, and scored the first points in XFL history.