Tyron Carrier

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Tyron Carrier
Biographical details
Born (1987-12-19) December 19, 1987 (age 34)
Houston, Texas
Alma materHouston
Playing career
2008–2011Houston
2013Wichita Falls Nighthawks
2013 Montreal Alouettes
2014Wichita Falls Nighthawks
Position(s)Wide Receiver/kick returner
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015Baylor (GA)
2016–2018West Virginia (WR)
2019–2020Houston (Asst. HC/WR)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • C-USA Special Teams POY (2011)

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.

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]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gholson: Peterson's recovery gave hope to Carrier
  2. ^ Football Bowl Subdivision Records. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Tyron Carrier Named WVU Receivers Coach by Geoff Coyle. WVIllustrated, April 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dana Holgorsen adds 5 assistants to UH staff". January 12, 2019.

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