Tyron Carrier
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. He played college football at Houston.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Texas A&M-Commerce Lions |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 19, 1987 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Houston |
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | Houston (Asst. HC/WR) |
| 2022–present | Texas A&M–Commerce (WR) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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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.[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]
Coaching career
In 2016, Carrier was hired as the wide receivers coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[3]
In 2019, Carrier joined Dana Holgorsen at the University of Houston as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.[4] He and the school parted ways in May of 2021.[5]
After spending the 2021 season out of coaching, Carrier was hired in March of 2022 as the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M-Commerce.[6]
See also
References
- Gholson: Peterson's recovery gave hope to Carrier
- Football Bowl Subdivision Records. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- 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.