Tyler Tettleton (born November 21, 1990) is an

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coach and former

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who is currently the assistant running backs coach for the

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of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an offensive quality control coach for the

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. He also coached college football as an offensive analyst at

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and

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s coach at

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. 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

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of the

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(CFL).

Playing career

High school

Tettleton went to

Norman North High School Norman North High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Norman, Oklahoma. It was established on August 21, 1997, on the grounds of what had been Longfellow Middle School since 1972. Longfellow Has now been relocated to the buil ...

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. 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.

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 Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in A ...

Tettleton was redshirted in 2010. 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. 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. 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

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, 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

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, tallying 200 yards passing and three more touchdowns. Tettleton did not play in the 44–9 victory over

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due to an undisclosed injury.

College statistics

~includes bowl game

Canadian Football League

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Tettleton announced that he signed with the

of the

(CFL) on April 4, 2014. He was later released by the Tiger-Cats mid season.

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

as an offensive quality control coach. Tettleton spent 2020 as on offensive analyst with

. He returned to his alma mater to become the running backs coach at

replacing

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who was elevated to head coach prior to the 2021 season. After one season at his alma mater, Tettleton returned to the

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, joining the

staff as an offensive quality control coach.

Personal life

Tyler is a son of former

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player

Mickey Tettleton Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Although Tettleton played mos ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tettleton, Tyler 1990 births Living people Players of American football from Norman, Oklahoma American football quarterbacks Ohio Bobcats football players Ohio Bobcats football coaches Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Coaches of American football from Oklahoma