Ty Knott


Ty Knott is an American football coach. He is currently the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.

Early life

Knott was born on December 9, 1965 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the Oregon Institute of Technology where he played as a defensive back.

Career

Knott worked as an assistant at Whittier College, Indiana University, Mt. San Antonio College, and Greenville College, University of Minnesota Crookston, and Texas Southern University.
In the National Football League, Knott was an offensive assistant for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002. A year later, he became the defensive quality control coach for the New Orleans Saints, a position he served from 2003 to 2005. He was hired as the offensive quality control coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2006, but was fired after the 2008 season. In 2009 and 2010, he was the Director of Player Development for the San Francisco 49ers, where he worked with head coach Mike Singletary.
In 2018, Knott reunited with Singletary on the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, where Knott served as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. The following year, he became assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.