Tyler Osborne was hired as the wide receivers coach at Sacramento State in January of 2019.
Osborne coached a group of receivers in 2019 that combined with Hornet quarterbacks to set the school record for passing yards in a single season (3,832). The group was led by Pierre Williams who earned first team all-Big Sky honors as a sophomore. Williams had a team-high 931 receiving yards on 54 catches. He tied for the team lead with seven receiving touchdowns and joined former All-American Fred Amey as the only players in school history to have at least 500 receiving yards as a freshman and sophomore. Williams was the model of consistency throughout the season, catching a pass in every game and having five or more receptions in six contests. In all, nine different wide receivers caught passes during the year and the group combined for 18 touchdown receptions.
Williams was again named to the all-Big Sky first team in 2021 after catching 50 passes for 764 yards and three touchdowns. The junior became just the third Hornet to have two first team all-Big Sky honors joining former All-Americans Amey and DeAndre Carter. The freshmen trio of Chris Miller, Jared Gipson and Devin Gandy all saw significant action in their collegiate debut season combining for 59 receptions for 1,003 yards and five TDs.
In December of 2022, Osborne was named to the AFCA 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute. He was selected out of a group of over 200 applicants for a program which aims to identify and develop future leaders in football coaching.
Osborne previously served as a graduate assistant coach at Washington in 2017 and 2018. In that role, he worked closely with the Husky wide receivers and was part of a staff which won 10 games both years. The 2017 team played in the Fiesta Bowl while the 2018 team won the Pac-12 title and moved on to the Rose Bowl. In his final year, Osborne helped coach a pair of receivers who had at least 55 catches and nearly 600 receiving yards during the year. He also coached Dante Pettis in 2017 before he was selected 44th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Draft.
Osborne came to UW after spending five years at Oregon. He was an undergraduate assistant coach for four years before serving as offensive analyst, focusing on quarterbacks, in 2016. As an undergrad, Osborne spent his first season directly under Chip Kelly and assisted him in coaching the slot receivers. The next three seasons he assisted coaching the Ducks’ quarterbacks. During that time, he helped coach Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, Vernon Adams and Justin Herbert.
During his time on the Oregon staff, the Ducks went to a CFP national championship game, a Rose Bowl, a Fiesta Bowl and two Alamo Bowls.
Osborne is the son of longtime college football coach Tom Osborne, a former Washington State wide receiver who spent 36 seasons coaching at WSU, Portland State, Boise State, Arizona State and Oregon. The elder Osborne was known mostly as the Ducks’ tight ends and special teams coach for 16 seasons over two stretches.
Tyler attended Sheldon High in Eugene, Ore., where he played football and baseball. A wide receiver, quarterback and defensive back on the football team, he helped Sheldon to the state title game in 2011.
Tyler earned a degree in finance and sports business from Oregon in 2016. He’s completed his master’s degree in intercollegiate athletics leadership at Washington in June of 2018.
