Jared Keyte
American football player and coach
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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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | UMass |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Utica College (2012) |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Utica |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012 | Utica (QB) |
| 2013 | Springfield (GA) |
| 2014 | Springfield (co-DC) |
| 2015 | Rutgers (DQC) |
| 2016–2017 | Maine (OLB) |
| 2018 | Maine (ST/OLB) |
| 2019–2021 | Maine (ST/S) |
| 2022 | Maine (DC/LB) |
| 2023 | Rutgers (DQC/interim DL) |
| 2024 | Rutgers (nickels) |
| 2025–present | UMass (DC) |
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]
