Travis Fisher

Tackles:	343
Interceptions:	9
Pass deflections:	39

Travis Fisher
	Fisher in 2009
Personal information
Born:	September 12, 1979 (age 44); Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tallahassee (FL) Godby
College:	UCF
NFL draft:	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64
Career history
As a player:
	St. Louis Rams (2002–2006); Detroit Lions (2007–2008); Seattle Seahawks (2009); Baltimore Ravens (2010)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	UCF (2013–2014); Defensive quality assistant; Southeast Missouri State (2014–2015) ; Cornerbacks coach; UCF (2015–2016) ; Cornerbacks coach; UCF (2016–2017) ; Defensive backs coach; Nebraska (2018–2022) ; Defensive backs coach; Syracuse (2023) ; Cornerbacks coach;
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	343
Interceptions:	9
Pass deflections:	39
	Player stats at NFL.com

Last updated February 14, 2024

Travis Lamon Fisher (born September 12, 1979) is a former American football cornerback and current coach for Syracuse. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCF.

Early years

Travis Fisher attended Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida and won varsity letters in football and track. In track, he won state championships on the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and was a member of the 4×100 meter relay, which placed first at the state championship.

College career

At UCF, Fisher started 23-of-33 games and registered 130 tackles (91 solo) with four interceptions and 35 pass defenses. As a senior, he started 11 games and finished season with 61 tackles, (39 solo), two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, and three tackles for losses. The prior season, as a junior, started 11 games and finished season with 37 tackles (27 solo), had 11 passes defensed, and two interceptions. As a sophomore, he played in 11 games with onestart and ended year with 32 tackles and tied for team lead with 11 passes defensed. Fisher played one season at Coffeyville Community College (Kan.), where he led team to number four national ranking in pass defense. He redshirted as a true freshman.

Playing career

Pre-draft

Fisher was timed at pre-draft workouts as having a 4.37 40-yard time,^{[ clarification needed ]} a vertical jump of 34+1⁄2 in (880 mm), measured height of 5 ft 9+7⁄8 in (1.775 m), and weight of 188 lb (85 kg).^[1]^[2]

St. Louis Rams

He was drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Rams with the 64th overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft.^[3] He signed a five-year, $3 million contract with the Rams. The contract called for a $1.15 million signing bonus. In his rookie season he played in 14 games and started 11, and recorded 67 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 14 passes defended. 2003 was his best year as he played in 15 games and recorded 75 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 12 passes defended. He returned two of his four interceptions for touchdowns (57, 74) and also tied for the NFL lead with 205 total interception return yards. In 2004, he sustained a broken right arm in preseason game at forcing him to miss the first six games of the season. He returned to play and start in 10 games and finished season with 42 tackles (35 solo), an interception, a forced fumble and six pass defenses. In 2005, he was the starting right cornerback for eight of the first nine games. Missed five of six games before being placed on reserve/injured list December 14, 2005, with groin injury. In 2006 Fisher played and started in nine games for the Rams and registered 31 tackles (25 solo) and two pass defenses. He left the Week 10 game at Seattle (11/12) in fourth quarter with fractured right arm and was placed on reserve/injured list November 14, 2006. This was the second time in the previous three seasons he broke his arm.

Detroit Lions

He signed a one-year $2.25 million deal with the Lions March 13, 2007, as an unrestricted free agent. Fisher re-signed a three-year $9 million contract (with $4 million in guarantees) with the Lions on March 12, 2008, after recording a career-high 85 tackles during his first year with Detroit in which started 13 of the 16 games he played. In 2008, he had 39 tackles, two passes defensed after starting 8 of the 15 games he played. On May 1, 2009, the Lions released Fisher.

Seattle Seahawks

Fisher signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 2, 2009. He was waived on November 2.

Baltimore Ravens

Fisher signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 17, 2010. He was released on September 4.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2002	STL	14	11	61	54	7	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0
2003	STL	15	15	61	56	5	0.0	0	4	205	2	74	11	0	1	0	0
2004	STL	10	10	35	32	3	0.0	0	1	30	0	30	5	1	0	0	0
2005	STL	8	8	37	37	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2006	STL	9	9	30	29	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2007	DET	16	13	77	59	18	0.0	3	2	25	0	13	5	0	0	0	0
2008	DET	14	8	37	30	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2009	SEA	4	0	5	4	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		90	74	343	301	42	0.0	3	9	260	2	74	39	2	3	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2003	STL	1	1	9	8	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	STL	2	2	12	12	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
		3	3	21	20	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Coaching career

Fisher has been a college assistant coach for nearly a decade, ranging from quality control assistant to defensive backs coach. He began his coaching career at UCF under Scott Frost.^[4]

Fisher was the defensive backs coach at Nebraska from 2018-2022 and at UCF from 2015-2017. Under Fisher's coaching, nine of his defensive backs from 2018-2022 have signed NFL contracts, including junior college transfer Mike Hughes, who became an All-American and first-round NFL pick in one season.

In January 2023, Fisher was hired by the Syracuse Orange football team as defensive backs coach.^[5]^[6]

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References

↑ James Alder About.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Pack Chart.com Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
↑ "Travis Fisher". Omaha World-Herald . December 4, 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
↑ Carlson, Chris (23 January 2023). "SU football expected to hire former Nebraska assistant, NFL veteran to coach DBs (report)". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
↑ Alandt, Anthony (23 January 2023). "Syracuse hires Nebraska defensive backs coach Travis Fisher as cornerbacks coach". The Daily Orange . Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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[1] James Alder About.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Pack Chart.com Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

[4] "Travis Fisher". Omaha World-Herald . December 4, 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[5] Carlson, Chris (23 January 2023). "SU football expected to hire former Nebraska assistant, NFL veteran to coach DBs (report)". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[6] Alandt, Anthony (23 January 2023). "Syracuse hires Nebraska defensive backs coach Travis Fisher as cornerbacks coach". The Daily Orange . Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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