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.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
