Tyler Toney
Dude Perfect co-founder, billed as “Beard,” who makes trick shot, battle and Overtime videos with the group, fronts the hunting and fishing channel Dude Perfect Outdoors and plays creator golf events.
Sports · YouTube (Dude Perfect) · Updated Nov 13, 2026
Tyler Toney is a co-founder of Dude Perfect known as the group’s bearded trick shot artist and the shooter behind the hook shot that started it. In 2009, as a student at Texas A&M, he bet Garrett Hilbert he could make a basketball hook shot from behind a tree, made it, and the friends filmed and posted the video that became Backyard Edition, per Texas A&M. Since December 2025 he has also fronted Dude Perfect Outdoors, a hunting and fishing channel with Jared and Josh Pettitte, which Hook & Barrel called his project in April 2026. As of November 2026 he has not left Dude Perfect: he joined the group’s Almost Athletes podcast on November 11, 2026, and its Meet the Dudes page still lists him.
Questions people ask
Who is Tyler Toney?
Tyler Toney is one of the five co-founders of Dude Perfect, the Frisco, Texas sports and comedy group known for trick shots, battles and its Overtime series, which he started in 2009 with Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert and twins Coby Cotton and Cory Cotton. Famous Birthdays calls him the trick shot artist of Dude Perfect, and the group’s Meet the Dudes page bills him as “Beard.” He studied wildlife and fisheries at Texas A&M, where in September 2009 the student paper, The Battalion, named him as the shooter of the group’s long shot from the third deck of Kyle Field. Texas A&M lists him as Class of 2011 and calls him the most recognizable member of Dude Perfect.
Is Tyler Toney leaving Dude Perfect? Did Tyler Toney leave Dude Perfect?
No, as of November 2026 Tyler Toney has not left Dude Perfect, and neither he nor the group has announced that he is leaving. He joined Garrett Hilbert and Sparky on the November 11, 2026 episode of Almost Athletes with Dude Perfect, whose notes say he returned at the end for “an epic 2 minute warning rant,” and the group’s Meet the Dudes page still lists him with the other four founders. When the company’s first CEO, Andrew Yaffe, left in September 2026, Net Influencer named Toney among the five on-camera founders and reported no founder departure. His role has grown rather than shrunk: in December 2025 Dude Perfect announced a new outdoor channel with him and co-host Jared Pettitte, per the podcast’s episode notes, and he joined the podcast in August 2026 to recap the end of the group’s summer arena tour. We found no accepted outlet reporting that he is leaving.
What happened to Tyler Toney? What happened to Tyler Toney’s arm?
Nothing has happened to Tyler Toney that he or an accepted outlet has reported: as of November 2026 he is still making Dude Perfect videos and podcasts. He has not described an arm injury in anything we could source, and we found no report of one in an accepted outlet, so we do not guess at one. What is public about his recent year: he launched Dude Perfect Outdoors in December 2025, the channel published a python hunt and a spearfishing trip in 2026, per the Almost Athletes episode notes, and he told Hook & Barrel in April 2026 about recent hunts for elk in Montana and big game in South Africa. In October 2026 he played the Internet Invitational on Brad Dalke’s Team Red, per The Big Lead.
Why is Tyler Toney selling his ranch or his house? Is Tyler Toney neighbors with Dak Prescott?
Tyler Toney has not said he is selling a ranch or a house, in anything we could source, and as of November 2026 we found no report of a sale in an accepted outlet. The ranch in his public story dates to 2009: The Battalion reported that the group spent an afternoon at Toney’s ranch to film the Ranch Edition of its trick shots, one of its first viral videos. The Dak Prescott link is a Dude Perfect one: in October 2024 FOX 4 reported, citing TMZ Sports, that Prescott’s house in Prosper was partly demolished “with the help of the guys from Dude Perfect,” per FOX 4, which named no member. Where Tyler Toney lives is not something we cover.
Is Tyler Toney the leader of Dude Perfect? Why is Tyler Toney good at everything?
Tyler Toney is not billed as Dude Perfect’s leader: as of November 2026 the five founders appear as equals, and the company is run day to day by interim CEO Patrick Hurley, who took over in September 2026 while it searches for a permanent CEO, per Net Influencer. What sets him apart on camera is on the record. Texas A&M credits him with the hook shot that started the group and says he holds the record for the most solo battle wins at Dude Perfect. In 2009 he told The Battalion that the long shots are “pretty much all football throws, just with a basketball,” because he played quarterback in high school. He also plays creator golf: he played the first PGA Tour Creator Classic at East Lake in August 2024, per the PGA Tour, and chipped in for birdie on the 16th at the May 2025 event, on a team with Paige Spiranac and Matt Scharff that lost a chip-off for a playoff spot, per the PGA Tour.
Why does Tyler Toney not use soap?
Tyler Toney’s soap habits became a running Dude Perfect bit in November 2025, when the others confronted him on the November 19, 2025 episode of Almost Athletes about whether he actually uses soap, and he gave what the episode notes call his “unfiltered thoughts about showering, hand-washing, and ‘Big Soap,’” per the show’s feed. We have not verified exactly what he said, so we do not describe his routine. The topic came back in a December 10, 2025 chapter titled “Big Soap Agreement!?” and on February 4, 2026, when listener voicemails included “Does Tyler Actually NOT Use Soap” and “Big Soap Is A Fraud!” Those episodes are on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
How old is Tyler Toney? When is his birthday? How tall is he?
Tyler Toney is 37, born March 24, 1989, per Famous Birthdays. He was 20 and a junior at Texas A&M in September 2009, when The Battalion wrote about the group’s first viral videos. He has not published a height, and we do not guess.
What is Tyler Toney’s real name? What is his full name? Where is he from?
Tyler Toney is his real name, as printed by Texas A&M and Net Influencer; we found no published middle name. He is originally from Prosper, Texas, per Famous Birthdays, and told Hook & Barrel in April 2026 that he grew up hunting and fishing in the Texas Hill Country. Dude Perfect is based in Frisco, Texas.
Who is Tyler Toney’s wife? Is Tyler Toney married?
Tyler Toney is married to Bethany Toney; they married in 2011, per Famous Birthdays, and she appears by name in Dude Perfect’s content. In October 2025 she joined Almost Athletes after a win at the first DP Wives All-Sports Golf Battle, and as of November 2026 she has also joined for a Valentine’s Day takeover on February 11, 2026 and the DP Wives Halloween Takeover on October 28, 2026, where she and Tyler played the Dudelywed game against Cody and Allison Jones, per the show’s episode notes.
Where can I watch Tyler Toney?
Tyler Toney is in the videos on Dude Perfect’s YouTube channel, which has more than 62 million subscribers per Famous Birthdays, including the trick shot, battle and Overtime series. He fronts Dude Perfect Outdoors, whose channel description lists him with Jared Pettitte and Josh Pettitte and which Hook & Barrel said releases about one video a month. He regularly joins the weekly podcast Almost Athletes with Dude Perfect for sports talk and its “2-Minute Warning” rants. In 2021 he and Cory Cotton told the story of building the company on NPR’s How I Built This. His golf appearances are in the PGA Tour Creator Classic videos from 2024 and 2025 and the 2026 Internet Invitational on YouTube.
What is Tyler Toney’s net worth? How much does Tyler Toney make a year?
Tyler Toney does not publish a number and neither do we.
Is Tyler Toney Christian? Is Tyler Toney Republican? Does he have kids? Who is his dad?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Tyler Toney?
As of November 2026, no personal agent or manager is named publicly for Tyler Toney that we could find; business requests for the group go through Dude Perfect, whose interim CEO since September 2026 is Patrick Hurley, per Net Influencer. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people search whether he is leaving Dude Perfect and what happened to him, and the answer is that he is still there. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Associated with
Dude Perfect · Tyler Toney: Co-founder; “Beard” on the Meet the Dudes page · Current
- Cody JonesCo-founder; “The Tall Guy” · Current
- Garrett HilbertCo-founder; “The Purple Hoser”; hosts Almost Athletes · Current
- Coby CottonCo-founder; “Twin 1” · Current
- Cory CottonCo-founder; “Twin 2”; wrote the 2011 book Go Big · Current
- Matt ScharffPlayed the May 2025 PGA Tour Creator Classic on a team… · Never a member
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Tyler Toney. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Tyler is the shooter in a five-man format: trick shots, battles with punishments and Overtime segments, all built on friendly competition. On the podcast he is the guy with the rant and the hot take, and on Dude Perfect Outdoors the format slows down to hunting, fishing and spearfishing trips with the Pettitte brothers.
Why it travels. Two things travel. The first is the shot: the backyard hook shot that started the group and the long football-style throws that followed. The second is the bit: his “Big Soap” stance turned into months of voicemails, which is the kind of running joke that keeps people searching his name.
Brand fit. Outdoor, hunting and fishing brands are the natural lane now that he fronts Dude Perfect Outdoors, plus golf, which he plays at creator events. Family-friendly sports, snacks and toys fit the main channel. Deals run through Dude Perfect as a company rather than through Tyler alone.
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Related creators
| Cody JonesDude Perfect co-founder, the group’s Tall Guy, who makes trick shot, battle and challenge videos and co-hosts the Almost Athletes podcast. | Sports |
| Garrett HilbertDude Perfect co-founder, nicknamed the Purple Hoser, who plays in the group’s trick-shot and battle videos and hosts its weekly sports podcast, Almost Athletes. | Sports |
| Coby CottonDude Perfect co-founder, one of the group’s twins, who makes trick shot and sports comedy videos and flew to the edge of space on Blue Origin in 2022. | Sports |
| Cory CottonDude Perfect co-founder and on-camera member who makes trick shot, battle and comedy videos with the group, and twin brother of fellow member Coby Cotton. | Sports |
| Matt ScharffGolf YouTuber and Good Good co-founder known for making a hole-in-one on a par 4 twice, plus buddy-golf matches, challenges and trick shots. | Sports |
| Brad DalkeGolf YouTuber and former Oklahoma Sooner who left Good Good in June 2026 and now posts solo, captains a Your Golf Tour team and plays the odd tour event on invitations. | Sports |
| Kyle BerkshireProfessional long driver from Maryland, three-time world long drive champion and golf YouTuber who films record drive attempts and rounds against Tour pros. | Sports |
| Sean WalshProfessional golfer from Keller, Texas, who plays in Good Good videos and posts his own matches, course record attempts and travel rounds on YouTube. | Sports |
Sources: Famous Birthdays; Dude Perfect’s Meet the Dudes page, YouTube and Dude Perfect Outdoors; Almost Athletes with Dude Perfect on Apple Podcasts, its episode feed and YouTube; Texas A&M, The Battalion, September 30, 2009 and September 12, 2025; Hook & Barrel, April 20, 2026; Net Influencer, September 4, 2026; NPR, How I Built This, 2021; PGA Tour, August 29, 2024 and May 7, 2025; The Big Lead via Yahoo Sports, October 29, 2026; FOX 4, October 9, 2024. Subscriber count per Famous Birthdays, November 2026.
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