Football
Tyler Hancock
- Title:
- Quality Control Coach
- Email:
- Tyler_Hancock@Baylor.edu
- Phone:
- 3058
Tyler Hancock is in his first season in 2023 as quality control coach leading Baylor's special teams. He was announced on Jan. 17, 2023.
Hancock joins the Bears following two seasons on the staff at Charlotte as the special teams coordinator. He previously spent two seasons as the senior analyst for special teams at West Virginia, three seasons as the special teams’ quality control coach at Maryland (2016-18), and four years at Kentucky, where he was a defensive intern and later an offensive assistant.
“Tyler is a valuable addition to our staff,” Aranda said. “He has had great success working with special teams units throughout his career and can step in immediately to help lead our group. His versatile experience working with several positional groups is a great asset when it comes to directing a special teams unit. When paired with his experience in the Big 12 and the Southeastern Conference , Tyler is positioned to bring great perceptive to our staff.”
A native of Lexington, Ky., Hancock guided a 49ers special teams unit for the last two years, with Charlotte ranking among the nation’s top-10 in punt-return defense in consecutive seasons (No. 4 in 2022 and No. 8 in 2021).
In 2022, the 49ers ranked among the nation’s leaders in several key special team categories, including fourth in punt return defense average, No. 10 in blocked kicks, No. 31 in blocked punts and No. 32 in net punting average. Bailey Rice averaged 42.72 yards per punt under Hancock’s guidance, including 18 downed inside the 20-yard line and 13 going for 50+ yards.
In 2021, Hancock’s first year leading the special teams unit, Charlotte ranked eighth in punt-return defense, 21st in the nation in blocked kicks, 32nd in blocked punts, 36th in kickoff returns and 40th in net punting. Rice averaged 42.28 yards per punt, with 14 downed inside the 20-yard line and five going for at least 50. Yards. Charlotte was 10-for-15 in field-goal attempts and 44-of-60 kickoffs went for touchbacks.
During his two seasons at West Virginia, Hancock served as the senior analyst for special teams, overseeing the program’s analysts and quality-control coaches, while helping lead the special teams unit and its game plans.
He was the special teams quality control coach at Maryland from 2016-18, working with linebackers and tight ends, in addition to the specialists.
While at Kentucky, Hancock shined with his versatility, working with special teams, outside linebackers and defensive backs. He also worked as an offensive assistant, with primary responsibilities including the quarterbacks and tight ends. He helped head coach Mark Stoops resurrect the Kentucky program, with the Wildcats advancing to the TaxSlayer Bowl in 2016 after the Wildcats posted consecutive 5-7 seasons in 2014 and 2015. The Cats rallied to win five of their final seven games to secure bowl eligibility in 2016, the first of seven consecutive bowl berths for UK.
Hancock served as the quarterbacks coach and co-passing game coordinator at Kentucky Wesleyan and got his coaching start at Kentucky football juggernaut Lexington Catholic, where he had prepped as a quarterback.
He is a 2012 graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan, after opening his collegiate career at NAIA powerhouse Georgetown [Ky.] College and redshirting for a season at Delta State.
COACHING CAREER
Hancock joins the Bears following two seasons on the staff at Charlotte as the special teams coordinator. He previously spent two seasons as the senior analyst for special teams at West Virginia, three seasons as the special teams’ quality control coach at Maryland (2016-18), and four years at Kentucky, where he was a defensive intern and later an offensive assistant.
“Tyler is a valuable addition to our staff,” Aranda said. “He has had great success working with special teams units throughout his career and can step in immediately to help lead our group. His versatile experience working with several positional groups is a great asset when it comes to directing a special teams unit. When paired with his experience in the Big 12 and the Southeastern Conference , Tyler is positioned to bring great perceptive to our staff.”
A native of Lexington, Ky., Hancock guided a 49ers special teams unit for the last two years, with Charlotte ranking among the nation’s top-10 in punt-return defense in consecutive seasons (No. 4 in 2022 and No. 8 in 2021).
In 2022, the 49ers ranked among the nation’s leaders in several key special team categories, including fourth in punt return defense average, No. 10 in blocked kicks, No. 31 in blocked punts and No. 32 in net punting average. Bailey Rice averaged 42.72 yards per punt under Hancock’s guidance, including 18 downed inside the 20-yard line and 13 going for 50+ yards.
In 2021, Hancock’s first year leading the special teams unit, Charlotte ranked eighth in punt-return defense, 21st in the nation in blocked kicks, 32nd in blocked punts, 36th in kickoff returns and 40th in net punting. Rice averaged 42.28 yards per punt, with 14 downed inside the 20-yard line and five going for at least 50. Yards. Charlotte was 10-for-15 in field-goal attempts and 44-of-60 kickoffs went for touchbacks.
During his two seasons at West Virginia, Hancock served as the senior analyst for special teams, overseeing the program’s analysts and quality-control coaches, while helping lead the special teams unit and its game plans.
He was the special teams quality control coach at Maryland from 2016-18, working with linebackers and tight ends, in addition to the specialists.
While at Kentucky, Hancock shined with his versatility, working with special teams, outside linebackers and defensive backs. He also worked as an offensive assistant, with primary responsibilities including the quarterbacks and tight ends. He helped head coach Mark Stoops resurrect the Kentucky program, with the Wildcats advancing to the TaxSlayer Bowl in 2016 after the Wildcats posted consecutive 5-7 seasons in 2014 and 2015. The Cats rallied to win five of their final seven games to secure bowl eligibility in 2016, the first of seven consecutive bowl berths for UK.
Hancock served as the quarterbacks coach and co-passing game coordinator at Kentucky Wesleyan and got his coaching start at Kentucky football juggernaut Lexington Catholic, where he had prepped as a quarterback.
He is a 2012 graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan, after opening his collegiate career at NAIA powerhouse Georgetown [Ky.] College and redshirting for a season at Delta State.
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COACHING CAREER
| 2023 | Quality Control – Special Teams | Baylor |
| 2021-22 | Special Teams Coordinator | Charlotte |
| 2019-20 | Senior Analyst | West Virginia |
| 2017-18 | Quality Control – Special Teams | Maryland |
| 2013-16 | Defensive Intern/Offensive Assistant | Kentucky |
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