Roy Tesh

Title

Assistant Coach - Defensive Tackles
Email

teshr18@ecu.edu
Phone

(252) 737-4570

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Defensive responsibility changed from bandits/outside linebackers (2019) to oversight of tackle positions prior to spring drills in 2020 ...
Initially hired as the Pirates’ special teams coordinator coach on Dec. 7, 2018 and served in that capacity during the 2019 season …
ECU marks the fifth institution in which he's served on a Mike Houston staff (James Madison, The Citadel, Lenoir-Rhyne, Brevard were others) ...
In four years, has been a part of a defensive unit that has surrendered just a combined 27.3 points per game (ECU’s highest four-year total since 2012-15) and forced 75 turnovers … In addition, East Carolina has tallied at least one takeaway in 38 of 46 contests since his arrival in Greenville …
Helped the Pirates earn bowl eligibility in consecutive seasons – a first since the 2013-14 campaigns – which included a bowl win over Coastal Carolina (53-29) in 2022 …
Part of a unit that established new seasonal bests in the Mike Houston era at East Carolina including points per game allowed (22.4), pass yards allowed (219.2) and total yards allowed (341.1) …
ECU’s defense finished among the FBS national leaders (Top 30) in seven statistical categories: fourth down conversion percentage (fourth/0.333), first down defense (11th/212), defensive touchdowns (15th/three), fumbles recovered (16th/10), tackles for loss (17th/7.0 pg), red zone conversion percentage (19th/0.762) and rush defense (29th/122.2 ypg) …
D'Anta Johnson earned All-AAC second-team honors in 2023 after recording 32 total tackles (9.5 for loss), four sacks and one forced fumble …
Elijah Morris booked 21 tackles (10 solo) with 5.0 TFLs for minus 17-yards …
Members of his 2022 defensive tackles group helped the Pirates rank 19th nationally in rush defense averaging just 112.5 yards per carry and stood 88th in total defense at 404.3 yards per contest …
The Pirates forced 20 turnovers ranking 40th in FBS, while the squad stood 32nd in fourth down defense (43.5 percent) and 35th in red zone efficiency (80.0 percent) …
His group combined for 22.0 TFLs (-90 yards) and 12.0 sacks (-75 yards) while holding six opponents under 100-yard rushing in a game (Old Dominion/15, Tulane/41, Memphis/84, Cincinnati/66, Houston/80, Temple/48) …
Shaundre Mims led the team with 5.0 sacks (-24 yards) standing eighth in The American with 0.42 sacks per contest … He ranked second on the team with 7.5 TFLs (-28 yards) …
Led a group that played a key role helping the 2021 Pirates gain bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014, holding three opponents under the 100-yard rushing mark (South Carolina/99, Houston/83, Temple/99) and two under the 100-yard passing clip (Temple/69, Navy/37) ...
His line provided a pass rush that racked up a combined 13 sacks (of 26 overall) in 2021, which included team co-leader Immanuel Hickman (4.0) ... Hickman (unit-best 7.5), Elijah Morris (4.0) and Suirad Ware (3.5) also collectively netted 15 tackles for lost yardage ...
Tutored two (of four overall defensive) first-time starters in 2021 - Ware and Xavier McIver ...
His 2020 unit, comprised entirely of first-time starters, significantly contributed to Top 25 national (FBS) statistical rankings in total takeaways (18) and fumbles recovered (8; a program-best since 2012) ...
Was directly responsible for the development of true freshman walk-on Elijah Morris in '20, who progressed into a full-time starting role in Week 3 before finishing the campaign with a No. 3 national rank in fumbles recovered (3) - most by a Pirate defensive lineman since 1998 ...
Had oversight of a 2019 placekicking unit that, behind All-America Athletic Conference selection Jake Verity, established a new school single-season standard with 24 field goals made, which included a record-breaking 13 consecutive threes from Oct. 3 to Nov. 23 ...
On defense, tutored Gerard Stringer as a first-year, full-time starter who finished as the Pirates' third-leading tackler with 63 stops ...
Also was special teams coordinator and bandits coach at JMU during the 2017 & 2018 seasons ...
Developed a combined seven All-CAA special teams performers while with the Dukes, including league player-of-the-year John Miller (punt returner) in ‘17 ...
JMU ranked second nationally (FCS) in punt return average (21.3 ypr) and third in kickoff return defense (14.3 ypr) in ’18, while standing fourth in punt return defense (3.3 ypr), ninth in net punting (38.8 ypp) and 10th in punt return average (13.0 ypr) during the 2017 campaign ...
Defensively, the Dukes’ bandits played a key role for a unit which ranked among the FCS’s Top 25 in 11 statistical categories in 2018 after standing first in four categories – scoring (11.1 ppg), interceptions (31), pass efficiency defense (83.12) and turnovers gained (44) – in 2017 …
Spent the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons as defensive line coach at The Citadel, helping the Bulldogs to successive SoCon titles and FCS playoff appearances the last two years ...
Part of a The Citadel squad which ranked seventh and eighth nationally in pass defense and total defense, respectively, in 2016, as the Bulldogs posted a perfect 8-0 league mark and earned a No. 6 overall postseason seed ...
Played an integral role creating pressure for a Bulldog defense that amassed a school-record 515 interception return yards (on 20 pass thefts) and five “pick-sixes” …
Also coached the late Mitchell Jeter, a defensive tackle at The Citadel who earned SoCon Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors in 2015 ...
Prior to his move to Charleston, served on the Lenoir-Rhyne staff for six years from 2008 to 2013 (running backs coach/2008, defensive line coach/2009-13) ...
Helped Bears to the 2013 NCAA Division II National Championship Game after leading the South Atlantic Conference in total defense, rushing defense, sacks and scoring defense ...
Developed three Lenoir-Rhyne players who earned All-America status between the 2012 and 2013 seasons, as the Bears defense led the SAC in total defense from 2010-13 …
Began coaching career as a linebackers and strength coach at alma mater Greensboro College as an undergraduate in 2003 before moving to Brevard (defensive line) in 2006 ...
A four-year all-conference offensive lineman for the Pride but was a defensive lineman and fullback during short stint with the Carolina Ghostriders (AIFL) ...
Graduated from Greensboro College in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise studies …
He and wife Kimberly are the parents of a daughter – Sadie.

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