Tyron Carrier
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Temple |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 19, 1987 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Houston |
| 2013 | Wichita Falls Nighthawks |
| 2013 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2014 | Wichita Falls Nighthawks |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver/kick returner |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Baylor (GA) |
| 2016–2018 | West Virginia (WR) |
| 2019 | Houston (AHC/WR) |
| 2020 | Houston (WR) |
| 2021 | Texas A&M–Commerce (WR) |
| 2022–2023 | Grambling State (WR) |
| 2024–present | Temple (WR) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Tyron North Carrier (born December 19, 1987) is an American football coach who was formerly a wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Houston.
College career
[edit]Carrier finished his college career with 320 receptions, which is the second most in NCAA Division I/FBS history.[1] In his career, Carrier returned seven kickoffs for touchdowns, an NCAA FBS record that he shares with Clemson's C. J. Spiller, San Diego State's Rashaad Penny, and Memphis's Tony Pollard. His 7,490 career all-purpose yards ranks sixth all-time. Carrier also holds the FBS record of 53 consecutive games with at least two receptions.[2]
| Height | Weight | Bench press | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
159 lb (72 kg) |
10 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Coaching career
[edit]In 2016, Carrier was hired as the wide receivers coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[4]
In 2019, Carrier joined Dana Holgorsen at the University of Houston as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.[5] He and the school parted ways in May 2021.[6]
After spending the 2021 season out of coaching, Carrier was hired in March 2022 as the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M–Commerce.[7]
In 2023, Carrier was hired as the outside wide receivers coach for Grambling State.[8]
See also
[edit]- 2008 Houston Cougars football team
- 2009 Houston Cougars football team
- 2010 Houston Cougars football team
- 2011 Houston Cougars football team
References
[edit]- ^ Gholson: Peterson's recovery gave hope to Carrier
- ^ Football Bowl Subdivision Records. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Scout Tyron Carrier College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Tyron Carrier Named WVU Receivers Coach by Geoff Coyle. WVIllustrated, April 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Dana Holgorsen adds 5 assistants to UH staff". January 12, 2019.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (May 20, 2021). "UH, Wide Receivers Coach Tyron Carrier Part Ways". houstonchronicle.com. The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (March 24, 2022). "Texas A&M-Commerce adds five to staff, including FootballScoop Coach of the Year award winner". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Grambling State Football Announces Tyron Carrier as Outside Receivers Coach. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football coaches
- Grambling State Tigers football coaches
- Temple Owls football coaches