| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive Coordinator |
| Team | Oakland Raiders |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Stanford, California |
| Career information | |
| College | West Valley College |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1996–1997 1998–2000 2001–2003 2004 2005–2010 2011 2012–present |
West Valley College (Linebackers/Defensive Backs/Special Teams) UCLA (Graduate Assistant) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive Quality Control) San Francisco 49ers (Asst. Running Backs/Offensive Assistant) San Francisco 49ers (Outside Linebackers) Stanford University (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Oakland Raiders (Defensive Coordinator) |
Jason Tarver (born August 28, 1974) is an American football coach, and currently the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. Previously, he was co-defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team.
Early life and playing career[]
Tarver attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California and graduated in 1993. After graduating from high school, he attended Santa Clara University from 1992 to 1997. Since Santa Clara had cut their football team after the 1992 season, Tarver decided to play defensive back at West Valley College for the 1994–1995 seasons. He graduated from Santa Clara with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997.[1]
Coaching career[]
After his playing career ended, Tarver served as outside linebackers, defensive backs, and special teams coach at West Valley for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, and as a graduate assistant at UCLA for the 1998 through 2000 seasons, while pursuing his masters degree. Tarver was hired as an Offensive Quality Control coach for the 49ers in 2001, and served as outside linebackers coach until 2010.
In 2011, Tarver was named co-defensive coordinator on David Shaw's staff at Stanford.[2]
In February 2012, Tarver was hired by new Raiders head coach Dennis Allen to replace former defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan.[3] In Jason Tarver's first season as Raiders Defensive Coordinator the Raiders defense improved from 29th overall in 2011 to 18th in 2012.
Personal[]
Tarver and his wife Katie have two sons.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Coach Tarver: Lab to the Gridiron". 2010. http://www.49ers.com/news-and-events/article-2/Coach-Tarver-Lab-to-the-Gridiron-/e5b2c709-3086-4eaf-af7f-5b2001c63c20. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Stanford Announces Changes to Football Coaching Staff" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. February 2, 2011. http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020211aag.html. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Jason Tarver has been named defensive coordinator for The Oakland Raiders.". http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Tarver-Named-Raiders-Defensive-Coordinator/5cb81089-62ce-46b8-a2bb-1c6cb643210e.
- ↑ "Bio: Jason Tarver". Stanford Department of Athletics. http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tarver_jason00.html. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
External links[]
- Oakland Raiders bio Raiders.com
- Stanford bio
| Preceded by Chuck Bresnahan |
Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinator 2012–present |
Succeeded by Current |