Tyler Tettleton
Tyler Tettleton (born November 21, 1990) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the assistant running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an offensive quality control coach for the Cleveland Browns. He also coached college football as an offensive analyst at LSU and running backs coach at Ohio. Tettleton played college football at Ohio.
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant running backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 21, 1990 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Norman North (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| College: | Ohio |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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Tettleton was the primary starting quarterback for three seasons at Ohio and is the school's all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He played professionally for Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Playing career
High school
Tettleton went to Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma.[1] As a senior, he threw for 1,947 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 547 yards and eight touchdowns. He also played two years of basketball at Norman North.[2]
| Name | Position | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Tettleton | QB | Norman, Oklahoma | Norman North | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | 200 lb (90 kg) | 4.54 | January 27, 2009 |
College
Tettleton began the 2009 season as the backup to starter Boo Jackson, but played briefly in 10 games, completing nine of 23 passes for 128 yards and two interceptions. 111 of his 128 passing yards came in the home loss to Kent State University[2]
Tettleton was redshirted in 2010.[2]
2011 saw Tettleton take the reins of the offense, leading the Bobcats to their first bowl game victory in team history, the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Down 23–17 with two minutes left in the game, Tettleton led the Bobcats on a 61-yard drive that concluded in a game-winning touchdown.[2] Tettleton set 12 single-season records for the Bobcats in 2011, becoming the first quarterback in school history to throw for more than 3,000 yards.[2]
Notable records set by Tettleton in 2011:
- Highest passer rating: 148.9
- Most completions: 265
- Most touchdown passes: 28
- Most pass yards: 3,306
- Most total yards: 3,960
Tettleton's 2012 season began with 24–14 victory at Penn State Nitany Lions Football, throwing for 324 yards and amounting three total touchdowns. In the Bobcats next game against New Mexico State University, Tettleton helped the Bobcats win with two throwing touchdowns and one rushing. The third game of the 2012 season saw Tettleton lead the team to another come-from-behind victory against the Marshall University, tallying 200 yards passing and three more touchdowns. Tettleton did not play in the 44–9 victory over Norfolk State University due to an undisclosed injury.
College statistics
| Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Cmp | Att | % | Yds | Y/A | AV/A | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| ~2009 | Ohio University | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 128 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 68.5 | 17 | -24 | -1.4 | 1 |
| ~2011 | Ohio University | 14 | 265 | 413 | 64.2 | 3306 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 28 | 10 | 148.9 | 167 | 666 | 4.0 | 10 |
| ~2012 | Ohio University | 12 | 228 | 367 | 62.1 | 2844 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 18 | 4 | 141.2 | 120 | 244 | 2.0 | 4 |
| ~2013 | Ohio University | 13 | 230 | 371 | 62.0 | 2851 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 21 | 12 | 138.8 | 43 | 24 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 732 | 1174 | 62.4 | 9129 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 67 | 28 | 141.7 | 347 | 910 | 2.8 | 16 | |
~includes bowl game
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Tettleton announced that he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on April 4, 2014.[4] He was later released by the Tiger-Cats mid season.[5]
Coaching career
Tettleton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma and went on to work as a personnel intern with the New York Jets before being hired by the Cleveland Browns as an offensive quality control coach.[6] Tettleton spent 2020 as on offensive analyst with LSU. He returned to his alma mater to become the running backs coach at Ohio replacing Tim Albin who was elevated to head coach prior to the 2021 season.[7]
After one season at his alma mater, Tettleton returned to the National Football League, joining the Jacksonville Jaguars staff as an offensive quality control coach.[8]
Personal life
Tyler is a son of former Major League Baseball player Mickey Tettleton.
References
- "Tyler Tettleton". Rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- "Tyler Tettleton Bio". OhioBobcats.com. Ohio University. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- Boaz, Calvin W (September 12, 2012). "Tyler Tettleton, the Best College Football Player You've Never Heard Of?". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- Vance, Bryan M. (April 4, 2014). "Tyler Tettleton Signs With CFL's Tiger-Cats". Hustle Belt. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- "Losing their stripes: Isaac, Jones released by Tiger-Cats". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- "Tyler Tettleton to join Browns as an offensive quality control coach". January 13, 2019.
- "LSU staffer leaving to fill open position at Ohio following Frank Solich's decision to step down". July 14, 2021.
- Clark, Dave (March 1, 2022). "Tyler Tettleton to leave Ohio Bobcats' coaching staff for NFL's Jaguars, per report". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 1, 2022.