Football
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Former Texas A&M and NFL defensive lineman Tony Jerod-Eddie remained in Aggieland as a defensive line coach for head coach Mike Elko. Jerod-Eddie was previously promoted from defensive analyst to on-field assistant coach late in the 2023 season.
In 2024, Jerod-Eddie helped guide the Aggies to an 8-5 record, including a program-best 5-0 start to SEC play, and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl. Texas A&M ranked among the top-35 nationally in tackles for loss (92.0) and scoring defense (22.2 p/g), while standing in the top-three in the SEC with 76 passes defended on the year. Three Aggie defensive linemen were selected in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, including first round selection Shemar Stewart, along with All-SEC and Walter Camp All-America Second Team honoree Nic Scourton and four-year letterman Shemar Turner.
He has worked with Aggie defensive linemen Bobby Brown III (Los Angeles Rams), DeMarvin Leal (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Micheal Clemons (New York Jets) after returning to Aggieland in 2020 to work with the Aggie defensive line where he was mentored by coaches, Terry Price and Elijah Robinson.
Jerod-Eddie signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers after the 2012 NFL draft and played for the club from 2012-2016, including Super Bowl XLVII against the Baltimore Ravens. After a bout with lupus, Jerod-Eddie retired from the NFL but spent time working with the Denver Broncos organization.
A four-year Aggie letterman, he ended his career playing in 51 games and making 38 starts. As a senior in 2011 the Aggies won the Texas Bowl with Jerod-Eddie earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors as selected by the league's coaches. He ended the season with 48 tackles to pace all Aggie defensive linemen and led the way with 4.0 quarterback sacks.
As a junior, he started all 13 games while helping Texas A&M advance to the Cotton Bowl against LSU. Jerod-Eddie had 49 total tackles and blocked kick, an extra point, against Missouri. He notched a career-high eight tackles against Oklahoma in an upset win over the Sooners and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as he helped the Aggies to a share a Big 12 South conference title.
Jerod-Eddie saw action in all 13 games as a sophomore, starting five games on the interior of the defensive line and helping the Aggies reach the Independence Bowl against Georgia. His top game that season came against Utah State when he recorded six stops including 1.0 for loss and picked up a half-sack. He also blocked an extra point against Oklahoma.
As a true freshman, he started seven games while playing in all 12 contests. In addition to his 20 tackles, which included 3.0 for loss. He registered his first sack against Miami and blocked a kick against Texas Tech.
Jerod-Eddie first came to Aggieland from DeSoto High School in the fall of 2008. He was an honorable mention All-State defensive lineman from both The Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writer's Association.
