Travares Tillman

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Travares Tillman
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position:Defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-10-08) October 8, 1977 (age 46)
Lyons, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Toombs County (GA)
College: Georgia Tech
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 2 / pick: 58
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:187
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:15
Interceptions:4
Player stats at PFR

Travares Arastius Tillman (born October 8, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive backs coach for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He played professionally as a safety in the National Football League (NFL).

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Tillman played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, and Miami Dolphins.

Tillman was hired on January 2, 2019, as the defensive backs coach for the University of Colorado, by new CU head coach Mel Tucker. He spent the previous three seasons (2016–18) at the University of Georgia. He was a graduate assistant working with the defensive backs for the first two years before transitioning into a quality control role with the defense for the 2018 season.

Early life

Tillman was born on October 8, 1977, in Lyons, Georgia.

He attended Toombs County High School in Lyons, Georgia, and he was a standout in football, basketball, and golf. In football, he was a standout wide receiver, and as a senior, he was a Class A All-State selection and the Class 3-A Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Tillman attended Georgia Tech for four years. He was elected one of Tech's permanent team captains for the 1999 season. He was a three-year starter in the secondary who played free safety. He was the first Tech player drafted in 2000 with his selection in the second round (58th pick) by the Buffalo Bills. He finished his career with 236 tackles, ranking fourth in Tech history, among defensive backs.

In 1996, he was a backup and special teams performer. He played in nine of 11 games.

In 1999, he was the school's top defensive player and a second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for the second straight year. He played free safety and cornerback. He was fifth on the team in tackles, with 56. He was ranked the fifth-best free safety in the nation by The Sporting News preseason magazine. He was ranked among the nation's top ten safeties by Lindy's magazine, which tabbed him to its preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team.

Professional career

Transactions

He signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins as an unrestricted free on March 4, 2005. [1]

He was selected by Buffalo in the second round in 2000. He was waived by the Bills on September 1, 2000. [2]

He was signed to the Houston Texans on January 14, 2003, and was waived on September 17, 2003.

In 2006, he played in 14 games. He was inactive for Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit with a left hand injury. He underwent surgery on November 21 to reduce and stabilize a fourth metacarpal fracture of his left hand. [3]

In 2005, he played in all 16 games. He underwent surgery on June 14, 2005, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to debride a Meniscus tear and articular cartilage damage.

In 2004, he played in six games.

In 2000, he played in 15 games, including four starts, in his rookie season with the Buffalo Bills.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2000 BUF 154262240.00000010000
2001 BUF 1363322110.001000411170
2003 CAR 705500.00000000000
2004 CAR 616510.00000000000
2005 MIA 16105937220.0033802250100
2006 MIA 1474730170.01000031000
2007 MIA 3111650.00000020000
7429187127600.014380221522170

Coaching career

Georgia

After a few years coaching high school, Tillman joined the University of Georgia’s coaching staff. He began as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs working with the defensive backs in his first two seasons with the program before transitioning into a quality control role with the defense for the 2018 season.[ citation needed ]

Colorado

Travares Tillman was hired on January 2, 2019, as the defensive backs coach for the University of Colorado, [4] by new CU head coach Mel Tucker.

Michigan State

In 2020, he went with Mel to Michigan State, where he worked as a defensive assistant before being promoted to cornerbacks coach for the 2021 season. [5] [6]

Georgia Tech

On December 7, 2021, it was announced that Tillman would return to his alma mater, Georgia Tech as the team's defensive backs coach. [7] [8] Tillman was released from the Georgia Tech coaching staff after the 2022 season. [9]

Personal life

Travares is the third of four children, born to Vera Pearl Tillman. In 2006 Travares married fashion designer and celebrity wardrobe stylist Kiki Tillman (Kirchner) and together the couple has three children.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dolphins sign free-agent safety Tillman".
  2. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Travares Tillman". December 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Stern, Jack Charles (January 9, 2019). "Tillman is a high-risk, high-reward, hire for the Buffs". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Michigan State CB coach Travares Tillman discusses his role on the Spartans' staff". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ Pouncy, Colton. "What new Michigan State cornerbacks coach Travares Tillman brings to the role". The Athletic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State football loses cornerbacks coach Travares Tillman to Georgia Tech". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ MattSheehan (December 7, 2021). "Report: Michigan State cornerbacks coach Travares Tillman heading to Georgia Tech". The Only Colors. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ Bishop, Chad. "Former Georgia Tech football defensive coaches no longer with program". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AJC.
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