Tim McTyer begins his first year as the safeties coach at Grambling State University.
McTyer comes to Grambling State after spending the past three years as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Adelanto High School. Prior to Adelanto, McTyer worked as the defensive backs coach for Don Yee’s HubFootball in San Diego, Calif.
McTyer served as an assistant volunteer defensive backs coach for the NFL Player Association Player Services in January of 2017.
In 2010, McTyer was named the head football coach at Banning Senior High School in Wilmington, Calif., where he served in that capacity for two years.
Prior to the head coaching stint at Banning, McTyer worked as a defensive backs coach in the NFL High School Development camp from 2009-2011. He also served as the defensive backs coach at Los Angeles Southwest College.
McTyer returned back to Gardena Senior High School in 2006 and spent two years as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Before Gardena, he worked as the defensive backs coach at Morningside High School as the defensive backs coach in 2005.
Before Morningside, McTyer began his coaching career at Gardena Senior High School in Gardena, Calif. from 2003-2004 as the defensive backs coach.
Prior to being a coach, McTyer played two seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and one season with the Cleveland Browns.
McTyer received his Associate of Arts Degree in Administration of Justice from Los Angeles Southwest College in 1995 and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Media Production in 2009 from American InterContinental University. McTyer received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1997 and completed his Masters of Sciences Degree in Physical Education/Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Central Missouri in 2013.
