Tyler Beckham Thigpen (born April 14, 1984) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Thigpen was drafted out of Coastal Carolina University in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft (217th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings. Tyler Thigpen was the first quarterback to play for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team. He led the Chanticleers program to a 30–8 record as starting quarterback. Thigpen holds the single-season and career passing records in every major statistical category at Coastal Carolina. __TOC__