Tanner Engstrand

Tanner Engstrand (born June 18, 1982) is an American professional football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).

Tanner Engstrand

Engstrand with the New York Jets in 2025
New York Jets
Title	Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born	(1982-06-18) June 18, 1982 (age 43) 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
Position	Quarterback
Career history
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 coach Detroit Lions (2022) Tight ends coach & passing game coordinator Detroit Lions (2023–2024) Passing game coordinator New York Jets (2025–present) Offensive coordinator
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

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]

New York Jets

On January 31, 2025, the New York Jets hired Engstrand as their new offensive coordinator under head coach Aaron Glenn.^[6]