| Tyler Santucci | |
| Current Title: | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach |
| Current Team: | Georgia Tech |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1988 |
| Birth Place: | New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Player Team1: | Stony Brook |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 2010 |
| Coach Team1: | Stony Brook (GA/LB) |
| Coach Years2: | 2011 |
| Coach Team2: | Stony Brook (GA/DL) |
| Coach Years3: | 2012 |
| Coach Team3: | Stony Brook (SAF) |
| Coach Years4: | 2013 |
| Coach Team4: | Stony Brook (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2014 |
| Coach Team5: | Wake Forest (GA/DL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2015 |
| Coach Team6: | Wake Forest (GA/LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2016 |
| Coach Team7: | Texas State (LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2017 |
| Coach Team8: | Notre Dame (Defensive Analyst) |
| Coach Years9: | 2018 |
| Coach Team9: | Texas A&M (Defensive Analyst) |
| Coach Years10: | 2019 |
| Coach Team10: | Wake Forest (LB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Coach Team11: | Texas A&M (LB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2022 |
| Coach Team12: | Texas A&M (Co-DC/LB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2023 |
| Coach Team13: | Duke (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team14: | Georgia Tech (DC/LB) |
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Tyler Santucci (born May 29, 1988) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech.
Santucci played four years as a linebacker at Stony Brook, recording 284 tackles, 30.5 going for a loss, and five interceptions. In his career he garnered multiple honors being named to the second team All-Big South in 2008, first team All-Big South in 2009, second-team All-American by Associated Press in 2009, and he was named the Big South Defensive player of the year.[1] [2]
Santucci started his coaching career at Stony Brook where he served as a graduate and linebacker assistant his first year. The next year he would become a graduate and defensive line assistant. He would then get his first job as a position coach serving as the safeties coach for Stony Brook for one year. He would then become Stony Brook's defensive line coach for the 2013 season. He would then move on to Wake Forest as a graduate assistant for the defensive line in his first year before becoming a graduate assistant for the linebackers the next year. After two years with Wake Forest Santucci would move on to Texas State, becoming their linebackers coach.[3] After one year with Texas State, Santucci was hired by Notre Dame as a defensive analyst.[4] Santuccis next stop would come for Texas A&M as a defensive analyst.[3] After one year with the Aggies, Santucci returned to Wake Forest, this time as their linebackers coach.[5] Santucci then returned to Texas A&M as their linebackers coach.[6] [7] After two season coaching the linebackers for the Aggies, Santucci was promoted to co-defensive coordinator.[3] After three years with the Aggies, Santucci moved on to Duke, being hired as their defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[8] [9]