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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).
| Detroit Lions | |
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| Position: | Passing game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 18, 1982 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 | |
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Engstrand attended Grossmont College and transferred to San Diego State, where he played quarterback from 2003 to 2004.
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]
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