Jack Tyler is in his fourth season at East Texas A&M. He served as the linebackers for his first two seasons and was elevated to defensive coordinator prior to the 2024 season.Â
A Former Virginia Tech Hokies’ All-ACC Linebacker, Tyler was promoted to linebackers coach by coach Justin Fuente in January 2021. Tyler had previously served in a variety of roles on Tech’s defensive staff following his playing career, and moved into a role as one of the team’s 10 full-time, on-field assistants in the spring of 2021. With multiple members of the defensive staff unavailable due to COVID-19 protocols leading up to the squad’s contest at Duke (10/3/20), Tyler wore multiple hats during the week and served as the defensive signal caller in a 38-31 victory. He took a hands-on role assisting Tracy Claeys with the linebackers in 2020 and played an integral role for the Hokies, as the availability of the coaching and playing roster often changed on a daily basis.
Virginia Tech LBs Rayshard Ashby, Dax Hollifield, Amare Barno, and Tremaine Edmunds have been among the numerous players who Tyler has aided in their development, utilizing his knowledge of the game, as well as his own personal experience playing to position to make players better.
After serving a defensive internship at James Madison in 2015, returned to his alma mater as a student assistant in 2016 before eventually moving into a role as graduate assistant on defense for the 2017-18 campaigns. He then took on the role as defensive quality control coach in 2019 and 2020. The Virginia Player of the Year at Oakton High School as a senior in 2008, Tyler set a school record with 147 tackles before enrolling at Tech and redshirting in 2009.
