Tyler Wills enters his first season as an assistant football coach and outside linebackers coach at Allegheny College.
Wills joined Allegheny following stints at Christopher Newport University and Averett University. His coaching career began at Averett, where he completed his MBA as a graduate assistant in 2022 and 2023. Wills served as a recruiting coordinator in his second season with the Cougars while working with the team's tight ends. In 2024, he coached running backs and tight ends at CNU, helping the Captains to a 7-3 record with the second-ranked rushing offense in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).
As a student-athlete, Wills was a four-year member of the football program at Emory and Henry University in Emory, Virginia, from 2018-21. The Wasps, then members of the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), posted a 20-13 overall record during his tenure as an offensive lineman and long snapper. He also earned a letter on the men's tennis team in 2021-22, helping the Wasps go 13-6 as a key member of the doubles lineup.
Wills, a two-time All-ODAC Academic Team selection, graduated from E&H with a bachelor of arts in health and human performance in the spring of 2022.