Tyler Almond is in his first season as quality control specialist for defense at Georgia Tech.
A 17-year coaching veteran at the high school and college levels, Almond came to Georgia Tech from South Florida, where he spent the 2021 season as a quality control analyst for special teams. In his lone season at USF, the Bulls ranked ninth nationally in special teams efficiency, according to ESPN.
Almond’s on-field college coaching career includes two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Dixie State (2019 and spring 2021), six seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Sacramento State (2011-16), and two seasons as running backs coach at Sierra College (2009-10). As defensive coordinator at Dixie State, he coached a defense that ranked among the NCAA Division I FCS top 20 in takeaways (seventh), pass efficiency defense (16th) and pass defense (16th) during the 2021 spring season and ranked third nationally in sacks in 2019. He was also selected to participate in the 2020 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 under 35 Leadership Institute. At Sac State, he served as assistant defensive line coach in 2011, then spent five seasons as the Hornets’ linebackers coach, and coached eight all-Big Sky Conference honorees, four FCS all-Americans and two semifinalists for the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year).
Almond’s coaching resume also includes two seasons as head coach and assistant athletics director (2017-18) and four seasons as an assistant coach (linebackers, running backs and special teams – 2005-08) at Christian Brothers (Calif.) High School (2017-18). As Christian Brothers’ head coach, he led his squad to consecutive league championships and was named the 2017 Capital Athletic League Coach of the Year.
Almond holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Sacramento State (2009) and a master’s degree in athletic administration from Concordia-Irvine (2014). He and his wife, Marissa, have three daughters — Genevieve, Dottie and Lillian.
