Tyler Tettleton is in his third season with the Jaguars and second season as the assistant wide receivers coach. In 2023, WR Calvin Ridley led the Jaguars in receiving yards and touchdowns after missing all of the 2022 season and only appearing in 5 games in 2021. WR Christian Kirk set a new a career high with 13.8 yards per catch in 2023.
In 2022, he served as the assistant running backs coach and helped RB Travis Etienne Jr. become the team's leading rusher after missing the entire 2021 season with a foot injury. RB JaMycalHasty also set a new career high in scrimmage yards in 2022.
Before joining the Jaguars, Tettleton served as an assistant football coach/passing game coordinator/running backs coach on Ohio University's staff in 2021.
Tettleton spent the 2020 season with LSU as an offensive assistant and in 2019, he worked with the Cleveland Browns as an offensive quality control coach. In 2019, the Browns had three offensive players make the Pro Bowl, including WR Jarvis Landry.
Tettleton served as a scouting assistant with the New York Jets in 2018 following three years (2015-17) as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma. In his three seasons at Oklahoma, the Sooners won the Big 12 conference championship every year and accumulated a 36-4 record. QB Baker Mayfield won the 2017 Heisman Trophy and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
As a player, Tettleton was a quarterback at Ohio University. He finished his career completing 732 of 1,174 passes for 9,129 yards, 67 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. He also had 347 carries for 910 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. In 2011, Tettleton set single-season school records for completions (256), highest passer rating (148.9) and touchdown passes (28) and led the Bobcats to a 10-4 record.
Tettleton is a native of Norman, Okla. His father, Mickey, was a Major League Baseball player and hit 245 home runs during his 13-year career.
