Tyler Almond joined Jeff Scott’s USF staff as a special teams quality control analyst in June of 2021.
In his first season assisting the USF special teams, Almond helped lead the Bulls to the ninth most efficient special teams units in the country according to ESPN. The 2021 kickoff return unit finished the season ranked 1st nationally in returns for touchdowns and produced a consensus all-American in kick returner Brian Battie. Additionally, the Bulls finished the season ranked among the top three in the American Athletic Conference in PAT percentage, field goal percentage, kickoff coverage, kickoff return, and punt return. Almond also helped develop placekicker Spencer Shrader into a Lou Groza award semi-finalist.
Almond came to South Florida after serving two seasons as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Division I FCS Dixie State in St. George, Utah. At Dixie State, Almond led a 2021 Trailblazer defense that finished the spring FCS season ranked among the best in turnovers per game (7th in the nation), pass efficiency defense (16th in the nation), passing yards allowed per game (16th in the nation), tackles for loss (39th in the nation), and red zone defense (30th in the nation).
In his first season as the DSU defensive coordinator in 2019, Almond led the Trailblazer defense to its most efficient season of the program's NCAA era. Additionally, Almond was selected to the 2020 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute. Dixie State allowed just 22.4 points and 342.9 yards per game throughout the 2019 season, the fewest in both categories in DSU's NCAA era. Additionally, the Trailblazers allowed just 31 touchdowns, the fewest opponent touchdowns over the same time frame. The Trailblazer defense finished the season with a program-record 40.0 sacks, and ranked third nationally with 3.64 sacks per game.
Almond spent the 2017-18 seasons as the head coach and assistant athletic director at Christian Brothers High School in California where he was named the 2017 Capital Athletic League Coach of the Year and led the Falcons to two straight playoff appearances and a Capital Athletic League championship in 2017.
Almond spent six years as an assistant coach at Division I FCS Sacramento State, where he served as linebackers coach (2012-16) and assistant defensive line coach (2011). During his time at Sacramento State, Almond coached eight All-Big Sky honorees and four All-America selections as well as two Buck Buchanan award semi-finalist.
Before his time at Sacramento State, Almond served two years (2008-10) as the running backs coach at Sierra College and began his coaching career as an assistant at Christian Brothers High School where he coached linebackers, running backs and special teams from 2005-08.
Almond graduated from Sacramento State with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology in 2009. He earned his Master's degree in Athletic Administration from Concordia-Irvine in 2014. Tyler and his wife, Marissa, are the parents of three daughters, Genevieve, Dottie and Lillian.
