Tyler Santucci

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Tyler Santucci
Current position
TitleDefensive Coordinator/LB Coach
Team Georgia Tech
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 36)
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2009 Stony Brook
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010 Stony Brook (GA/LB)
2011Stony Brook (GA/DL)
2012Stony Brook (SAF)
2013Stony Brook (DL)
2014 Wake Forest (GA/DL)
2015Wake Forest (GA/LB)
2016 Texas State (LB)
2017 Notre Dame (Defensive Analyst)
2018 Texas A&M (Defensive Analyst)
2019Wake Forest (LB)
2020–2021Texas A&M (LB)
2022Texas A&M (Co-DC/LB)
2023 Duke (DC/LB)
2024–present Georgia Tech (DC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
  • First-team All-Big South (2009)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2008)

Tyler Santucci (born May 29, 1988) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech.

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College career

Santucci played four years as a linebacker at Stony Brook, recording 284 tackles, 30.5 going for a loss, and five interceptions. In his career he garnered multiple honors being named to the second team All-Big South in 2008, first team All-Big South in 2009, second-team All-American by Associated Press in 2009, and he was named the Big South Defensive player of the year. [1] [2]

Coaching career

Santucci started his coaching career at Stony Brook where he served as a graduate and linebacker assistant his first year. The next year he would become a graduate and defensive line assistant. He would then get his first job as a position coach serving as the safeties coach for Stony Brook for one year. He would then become Stony Brook's defensive line coach for the 2013 season. He would then move on to Wake Forest as a graduate assistant for the defensive line in his first year before becoming a graduate assistant for the linebackers the next year. After two years with Wake Forest Santucci would move on to Texas State, becoming their linebackers coach. [3] After one year with Texas State, Santucci was hired by Notre Dame as a defensive analyst. [4] Santuccis next stop would come for Texas A&M as a defensive analyst. [3] After one year with the Aggies, Santucci returned to Wake Forest, this time as their linebackers coach. [5] Santucci then returned to Texas A&M as their linebackers coach. [6] [7] After two season coaching the linebackers for the Aggies, Santucci was promoted to co-defensive coordinator. [3] After three years with the Aggies, Santucci moved on to Duke, being hired as their defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Big South Announces 2009 Football Award Winners". Big South Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Santucci". Stony Brook Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "TYLER SANTUCCI". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Report: OLB Coach Santucci accepts position at Notre Dame". San Marcos Record. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Deacs Add Tyler Santucci to Football Coaching Staff". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Texas A&M announces hiring of new linebackers coach Tyler Santucci". Saturday Down South. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ King, Jackson. "A&M hires Rushing, Santucci to coaching staff". The Battalion. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Duke Names Texas A&M LB Coach Tyler Santucci New Defensive Coordinator". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ Levitan, Jonathan. "Duke football hires Texas A&M's Tyler Santucci as new defensive coordinator". The Duke Chronicle. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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