{"id":466530,"date":"2026-02-10T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/466530\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:23:08","slug":"former-clemson-tiger-takes-on-nfl-coordinator-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/466530\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Clemson Tiger Takes on NFL Coordinator Role"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Clemson Tigers<\/a> have been busy filling holes in their coaching staff following a mass departure at season’s end, a former player of the program is slowly building his own impressive coaching resume.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, ESPN’s Rich Cimini reported that Clemson alumnus Seth Ryan<\/a> was hired as the New York Jets’<\/a> passing-game coordinator in place of Scott Turner, who was fired by head coach Aaron Glenn recently.<\/p>\n

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Seth Ryan has been hired as the Jets\u2019 passing-game coordinator, per source. Ryan, 31, becomes the third generation in his family to coach for the #Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the son of former HC Rex Ryan, whose father, the legendary Buddy Ryan, was the defensive-line coach on\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) February 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

But, before he dove headfirst into coaching, his stomping grounds remained in Death Valley.<\/p>\n

Ryan played for the Tigers from 2013 to 2016, earning a national championship ring as a senior.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first three years of his career, he maintained a walk-on status while primarily being utilized as a placeholder on special teams, though he did get some reps at wide receiver.<\/p>\n

Entering his final year, Ryan was placed on scholarship and saw career-high production at wideout<\/a>, catching four passes for 39 yards \u2014 bringing his career statistics to five receptions for 49 yards.<\/p>\n

After living out a dream of playing Division I football and winning a national championship, he turned his focus to making his mark in the coaching industry, just as his father and grandfather did.<\/p>\n

Seth’s father, Rex Ryan<\/a>, now an analyst with ESPN, spent nearly three decades in coaching, working his way up from a collegiate graduate assistant to a seven-year NFL head coach. Over the course of his career, he was part of a Super Bowl victory and earned NFL Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2006 while serving as the Baltimore Ravens’<\/a> defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

His grandfather, Buddy Ryan<\/a>, carved out a similarly influential career, spending nearly 30 years in the NFL and winning two Super Bowls, including one as an assistant coach in the league’s earliest championship era.<\/p>\n

Surrounded by decades of football knowledge, Seth Ryan grew up immersed in the game, but his coaching career has been shaped by his own work, gaining valuable experience as a player-coach during his time at Clemson.<\/p>\n

That experience opened the door in 2019, when he joined Anthony Lynn, then the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, as an offensive quality control coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following a disappointing 2020 campaign, Lynn was dismissed from his role and joined the Detroit Lions<\/a> as their offensive coordinator ahead of the 2021 season, where Ryan followed, earning a job as the assistant wide receivers coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He spent three years in the role, assisting in the development of standout receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, before pivoting to an assistant tight ends coach position in 2025, where he helped Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright combine for 54 receptions<\/a>, 597 receiving yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n