Rayna Stewart
American football player and coach (born 1973)
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Rayna Cottrell Stewart II (born June 18, 1973) is an American professional football coach and former safety who is the assistant special teams coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Miami Dolphins, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft with the 143rd overall pick.[1]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Title | Assistant special teams coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born | June 18, 1973 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| Position | Safety (No. 26, 21) | ||||||||
| High school | Chatsworth (CA) | ||||||||
| College | Northern Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 5th round, 143rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Coaching career
Northwestern Wildcats
Stewart served as a graduate assistant at Northwestern University under Pat Fitzgerald from 2007 through 2009.
Tennessee Titans
On February 24, 2009, Stewart was hired the Tennessee Titans as a defensive quality control coach under head coach Jeff Fisher.[2] This would be his first coaching position in the NFL. Following the 2010 season and Fisher's choice to leave the Titans, Stewart was not retained by new head coach, Mike Munchak.
Vanderbilt Commodores
In June 2015, Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason hired Stewart as Director of High School Relations.[3] Mason and Stewart were teammates while playing at Northern Arizona University. In 2018, he switched to a special teams assistant coach on Mason's staff.[4]
Green Bay Packers
On February 7, 2019, head coach Matt LaFleur hired Stewart as a special teams quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers.[5] On March 1, 2021, he was promoted to assistant special teams coach.[6]
Dallas Cowboys
On March 25, 2022, the Dallas Cowboys hired Stewart as their assistant special teams coordinator reporting to John Fassel and head coach Mike McCarthy.[7]
Tennessee Titans (second stint)
On January 27, 2025, Stewart joined Fassel and left the Cowboys to join the Tennessee Titans as their new assistant special teams coordinator and special teams coordinator, respectively, on head coach Brian Callahan's staff.[8] Following the firing of Callahan and the end of the 2025 season, new head coach Robert Saleh chose to keep Stewart on his staff.[9]
