| Andrew Thacker | |
| Birth Date: | May 31, 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Cartersville, Georgia |
| Player Years1: | 2004–2007 |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team1: | UCF (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Coach Team2: | Oklahoma State (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2013 |
| Coach Team3: | Southern Miss (S) |
| Coach Years4: | 2014 |
| Coach Team4: | Atlanta Falcons (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2015 |
| Coach Team5: | UCF (S) |
| Coach Years6: | 2016 |
| Coach Team6: | Kennesaw State (LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2017 |
| Coach Team7: | Temple (LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018 |
| Coach Team8: | Temple (DC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2019–2023 |
| Coach Team9: | Georgia Tech (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2023 |
| Coach Team10: | Georgia Tech (S) |
| Coach Years11: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team11: | Georgia (defensive analyst) |
Andrew Thacker (born May 31, 1985) is an American football coach. He is currently a defensive analyst at the University of Georgia.[1] After a standout high school career at North Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia and Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia, Thacker attended and played college football at Furman University (2004–2007), where he was a three-year starter at safety. Thacker was the Southern Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2004 and went 35–15 during his time as a Paladin.[2]
After graduating from Furman, Thacker coached at UCF, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, Kennesaw State and back at UCF before becoming Temple's linebacker coach underneath Geoff Collins in 2017. After a year as linebackers coach, Thacker was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2018.[3] In 2019, he went with Geoff Collins to Georgia Tech as defensive coordinator until he was demoted to safeties coach in 2023.[4] On December 7, 2023, Thacker and another coach were relieved of their coaching duties.[5]
On August 30, 2024, it was announced that he had joined the staff as an analyst at Georgia.[6] [7]