Andre Dyson (born May 25, 1979) is an American college football coach and former player who is the cornerbacks coach for Weber State University, a position he has held since 2021. He played professionally as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft.[1]
 Dyson during his tenure with the Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerbacks coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 25, 1979 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||||||||
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Early years
editAndre Dyson was born on May 25, 1979, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up most of his life in Clinton, Utah, and attended West Clinton Elementary School. He also attended Syracuse Junior High School, and Clearfield High School. While attending Clearfield, Dyson lettered in football, soccer, and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player, and was an All-Region selection, an All-Area selection, and an All-State selection. In soccer, he was a second-team All-State selection.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Broad jump | ||||||||||
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| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Dyson received the NFC defensive player of the week in 2005 for his performance on Monday Night Football in week 13. Dyson returned both an interception (72 yards) and fumble (25 yards) for touchdowns in a 42-0 Seattle Seahawks win against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 5, 2005.[4] On February 26, 2008, the New York Jets released him.[5]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2001 | TEN | 14 | 12 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEN | 16 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEN | 16 | 16 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | TEN | 16 | 16 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 135 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 10 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 15 | 15 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYJ | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | 80 | 320 | 282 | 38 | 1.0 | 5 | 22 | 329 | 4 | 72 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2002 | TEN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEN | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Coaching career
editIn 2009, Dyson joined Weber State as an assistant coach.[6]
In 2012, Dyson was hired as the defensive coordinator for Weber High School.[6]
In 2014, Dyson was hired as the head football coach for Clearfield High School.[7] He resigned following the 2020 season.[8]
In 2021, Dyson was hired as the cornerbacks coach for Weber State.
Personal life
editDyson is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver and Titans teammate Kevin Dyson. They were the first brothers in NFL history to score touchdowns in the same game.[9]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Clearfield Falcons () (2014–2020) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Clearfield | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | Clearfield | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Clearfield | 2–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | Clearfield | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Clearfield | 1–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Clearfield | 1–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2020 | Clearfield | 3–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Clearfield: | 14–57 | 7–37 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–57 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Weber State Bio". weberstatesports.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "2001 Draft Scout Andre Dyson, Utah NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Jets Corner Starts Over After Missing Star Turn". The New York Times. August 4, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Jets cut veterans Dyson, McCareins and Clarke". jetsinsider.com. February 26, 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Clearfield High hires Andre Dyson as football coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Coaches / Coaches". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Andre Dyson steps down as Clearfield High head football coach; Woods Cross nears hire". standard.net. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Top 50 Players in 50 Years of Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers Football". bleacherreport.com. March 25, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2011.