Tanner Engstrand Explained

Tanner Engstrand
Current Team:Detroit Lions
Position:Passing game coordinator
Birth Date:June 18, 1982
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:210
High School:West Hills
(Santee, California)
College:San Diego State
Pastcoaching:
  • San Diego (2005–2006)
    Graduate assistant
  • San Diego (2007–2008)
    Running backs coach
  • San Diego (2009–2010)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • San Diego (2011–2012)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • San Diego (2013–2017)
    Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Michigan (2018)
    Offensive analyst
  • DC Defenders
    Offensive coordinator & running backs coach
  • Detroit Lions
    Offensive assistant
  • Detroit Lions
    Offensive quality control
  • Detroit Lions
    Tight ends coach & passing game coordinator
  • Detroit Lions (–present)
    Passing game coordinator

Tanner Engstrand (born June 18, 1982) is an American football coach who is the passing game coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

Playing career

Engstrand attended Grossmont College and transferred to San Diego State, where he played quarterback from 2003 to 2004.

Coaching career

Engstrand began his coaching career at San Diego as a graduate assistant under Jim Harbaugh.[1] He later coached running backs and quarterbacks at San Diego before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2011. Engstrand was also an offensive analyst under Harbaugh at Michigan in 2018.[2]

DC Defenders

Engstrand was named the offensive coordinator for the DC Defenders of the XFL in 2019.[3]

Detroit Lions

After the XFL ceased operations, Engstrand was hired as an offensive assistant for the Detroit Lions in 2020.[4] He was promoted to tight ends coach and passing game coordinator in 2022.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krasovic . Tim . Column: USD and SDSU alum Tanner Engstrand enjoys life in XFL football lab . San Diego Union Tribune . 4 October 2022.
  2. Web site: McMann . Aaron . Report: Michigan to add San Diego OC Tanner Engstrand as analyst . MLive . 4 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Perry . Mark . Tanner Engstrand And Jeffrey Fitzgerald Join XFL DC Staff . XFL News Hub . 4 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Risdon . Jeff . Lions add Tanner Engstrand as new offensive assistant coach . Lions Wire . USA Today . 4 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Rogers . Justin . Lions make multiple coaching staff changes, will tweak defensive scheme . The Detroit News . 4 October 2022.