Temple University Athletics
Temple Football Adds Carrier to Coaching Staff
2.6.24 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – Temple Football head coach Stan Drayton announced today that he has added Tyron Carrier to his coaching staff as wide receivers' coach.
"I'm excited to add Tyron to the staff," said Drayton. "Tyron has worked with some outstanding offensive minds in his coaching career. I think he brings a disciplined approach to the receiver group and fresh ideas to the offensive staff."
Carrier replaces Jafar Williams who coached the Owls' receivers for the past two seasons.
The Houston, Texas, native was part of Hue Jackson's Grambling State staff in 2022-23 after serving as wide receivers coach at Texas A&M-Commerce in 2021. Prior to his stop TAMU-Commerce, he spent the 2019 and 2020 season as Houston's assistant head coach and wide receivers' coach.
Carrier has coached in five bowl games and was on coach Holgorsen's staff at both UH and WVU. He also served as a graduate assistant at Baylor in 2015.
In 2018, Carrier was named Football Scoop's Receivers Coach of the Year as he helped lead a Mountaineer offense that eclipsed the 500-yard and 40-point marks eight times during the season including 704 yards and 56 points vs. Oklahoma. Under his tutelage, David Sills (65-986-15TDs) and Gary Jennings Jr. (54-917-13TDs) formed one of the nation's most dangerous tandems as the two were part of only five players nationally with at least 13 receiving touchdowns. As a team, West Virginia finished fourth nationally in passing (351.3 yards per game), eighth in total offense (512.3) and 10th in scoring (40.3 points per game).
In 2017, David Sills made 60 catches for 980 yards and tied for the national lead with 18 touchdowns. He was named to 10 different All-American teams and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top receiver. West Virginia also boasted two 1,000-yard receivers in Gary Jennings Jr. (97-1,096-1TD) and Ka'Raun White (61-1,004-12TDs).
His teams at West Virginia finished in the top 10 in passing offense consistently and he coached in the Camping World Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl, and Cactus Bowl with the Mountaineers. He also coached in the New Mexico Bowl with the Cougars.
Carrier was a star for Houston on the gridiron and holds the NCAA record with seven kickoff returns for touchdowns and set an NCAA record by making two-or-more-receptions in all 53 career games. He ended his career No. 2 on the NCAA all-time receptions list (320). His 7,490 all-purpose yards landed him sixth all-time. He finished with 3,459 yards and 22 TDs on 320 receptions, 330 yards and one touchdown rushing and 3,459 yards and seven touchdowns on kick returns.
He was an All-American and two-time All-Conference USA selection. He also competed on the Houston track and field team and timed 20.54 in the 200-meter dash at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Carrier was a seven-time state champion in relays and 200m individual champion at Worthing High in Houston, where he starred in football and track.
Following his playing days, Carrier played two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Carrier and his wife, Alysha, have three sons, Tyron Jr., Titan, and Tatum.
