Tavita Pritchard
American football coach (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tavita Pritchard (ta-VEE-tuh; born February 20, 1987) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Stanford University from 2018 to 2022.
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Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
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Born: | (1987-02-20) February 20, 1987 (age 37) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) |
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High school: | Clover Park (Lakewood, Washington) |
College: | Stanford (2006–2009) |
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Pritchard played college football for the Stanford Cardinal from 2006 to 2009. His 24–23 victory over the USC Trojans in 2007, in which he made his first start, is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football history.
Pritchard had no NFL contract offers after graduation and returned to Stanford in 2010 as a graduate assistant. After having various assistant roles, he was named offensive coordinator in 2018 and held that position until leaving in 2023 to coach in the NFL.