Tanner Engstrand

American football coach (born 1982)

American football player

Tanner Engstrand
Detroit Lions
Position:	Passing game coordinator
Personal information
Born:	(1982-06-18) June 18, 1982 (age 41) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	West Hills (Santee, California)
College:	San Diego State
Career history
As a coach:
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 (2020) Offensive coordinator & running backs coach Detroit Lions (2020) Offensive assistant Detroit Lions (2021) Offensive quality control Detroit Lions (2022) Tight ends coach & passing game coordinator Detroit Lions (2023–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]

References

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