Jared Keyte

Jared Keyte
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamUMass
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
EducationUtica College (2012)
Playing career
2008–2011Utica
PositionQuarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012Utica (QB)
2013Springfield (GA)
2014Springfield (co-DC)
2015Rutgers (DQC)
2016–2017Maine (OLB)
2018Maine (ST/OLB)
2019–2021Maine (ST/S)
2022Maine (DC/LB)
2023Rutgers (DQC/interim DL)
2024Rutgers (nickels)
2025–presentUMass (DC)

Jared Keyte is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Utica, Springfield, Rutgers, and Maine. He played college football for Utica as a quarterback.

Playing career

Keyte was raised in Holland Patent, New York, and attended Holland Patent High School. He was a multi-sport athlete, competing in football, basketball, and baseball. As a member of the football team, he played quarterback and defensive back and in 2006, his junior year, he led the football team to a 7–2 record and was named as a first-team all-star.[1]

Keyte played amateur baseball for the Northern Community Outlaws in Holland Patent and was a guard for his school's basketball team.[1][2]

Keyte played quarterback at Utica University. He was a four-year letterwinner at Utica. Throughout his career, he primarily served as a backup.[3] He graduated with a degree in criminal justice in 2012.[4]

Coaching career

Keyte began his coaching career at Utica as a quarterbacks coach in 2012.[5]

In 2013, Keyte joined Springfield College as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive backs and linebackers. In 2014, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in the absence of former defensive coordinator Jack Holik.[4][6]

In 2015, Keyte earned his first coaching position at the FBS level of college football, working as a defensive quality control coach at Rutgers.[5]

In 2016, Keyte was hired as the outside linebackers coach and video coordinator for Maine.[7] In 2018, he was promoted to special teams coordinator.[5] For the 2022 season, Keyte served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[8][6]

In 2023, Keyte returned to Rutgers and served as a defensive quality control and interim defensive line coach. In 2024, Keyte served as a nickels coach for Rutgers.[9] Keyte was part of defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak's staff, where he helped lead Rutgers to two-consecutive bowl games for the first time since 2011 and 2012.[10]

On January 21, 2025, Keyte was announced as defensive coordinator for UMass Minutemen football under new head coach Joe Harasymiak.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Holland Patent determined to go deeper into playoffs". New York Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. August 30, 2007. p. 28. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Quisnell tosses no-hitter for Outlaws". New York Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. June 20, 2006. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ Cobb, Ryan; Theall, John (September 17, 2011). "Former high school football stars shining on Division III level". New York Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. 1 2 "2022 UMaine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Digital Commons. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "UM football announces coaching staff changes". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. March 22, 2018. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. 1 2 "Keyte elevated to Defensive Coordinator role". University of Maine Athletics. March 24, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ Warner, Pete (May 3, 2016). "Coach wants Black Bears to be 'hunters'". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ↑ Mahoney, Larry (March 24, 2022). "UMaine football promotes Jared Keyte to defensive coordinator". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Dyer, Kristian (April 8, 2024). "Jared Keyte has a new role with Rutgers football coaching staff". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ Ciano, Sydney (January 24, 2025). "UMass football staff rounds out with defensive coordinator Jared Keyte". Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jared Keyte Announced As Massachusetts Football's Defensive Coordinator". University of Massachusetts Athletics. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ Cote, Garrett (January 2, 2025). "UMass football: Minutemen hiring Jared Keyte as new defensive coordinator". Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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