Tylan Martin enters his first season on Northwestern State’s coaching staff with a large amount of Southland Conference experience.
Martin, the Demons’ first-year running backs coach, spent the past four seasons at Nicholls as the Colonels’ running backs coach and special teams co-coordinator, helping the Colonels win the 2023 Southland Conference championship.
Martin coached four first-team All-Southland Conference selections, the 2023 Southland Conference Player of the Year (Jaylon Spears) and the 2024 Southland Freshman of the Year (Miquele Brock).
Before jumping into the Southland, Martin spent two seasons coaching wide receivers and running backs at West Georgia where he tutored a pair of All-Gulf South selections.
Martin had a two-year stint at Millsaps where he coached a pair of all-conference honorable mention honorees. Martin began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at East Central Community College where he helped the Warriors reach a pair of playoffs and win the 2015 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl.
While at East Central, Martin helped Kabion Ento earn first-team all-state and first-team All-Region 23 honors. Ento eventually was part of the Green Bay Packers organization and the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes.
Ento is one of three players Martin coached who have worked their way into professional football, joining running back/wide receiver Antonio Gibson (Washington Commanders, New England Patriots) and wide receiver John Hurst (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers).
