Tyron North Carrier (born December 19, 1987) is an American football coach who was formerly a

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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College career

Carrier finished his college career with 320 receptions, which is the second most in NCAA Division I/FBS history. In his career, Carrier returned seven kickoffs for touchdowns, an NCAA FBS record that he shares with Clemson's C. J. Spiller,

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, and Memphis's Tony Pollard. His 7,490 career

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ranks sixth all-time. Carrier also holds the FBS record of 53 consecutive games with at least two receptions.

Coaching career

In 2016, Carrier was hired as the wide receivers coach for the

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. In 2019, Carrier joined

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at the University of Houston as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. He and the school parted ways in May 2021. After spending the 2021 season out of coaching, Carrier was hired in March 2022 as the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M–Commerce. In 2023, Carrier was hired as the outside wide receivers coach for Grambling State.Grambling State Football Announces Tyron Carrier as Outside Receivers Coach
Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrier, Tyron 1987 births Living people Players of American football from Houston Players of Canadian football from Houston American football wide receivers American football return specialists Canadian football wide receivers Canadian football return specialists Houston Cougars football players Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes Wichita Falls Nighthawks players Montreal Alouettes players West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches Houston Cougars football coaches East Texas A&M Lions football coaches Grambling State Tigers football coaches Temple Owls football coaches Gridiron Developmental Football League players

College career

Coaching career

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