Kyle Richardson (American football coach)

Kyle Richardson
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator & tight ends coach
TeamClemson
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1978-04-22) April 22, 1978
Alma materAppalachian State University
California University
Clemson University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000Avery County HS (NC) (WR)
2001–2002Lee County HS (NC) (WR)
2003-2004North Gwinnett HS (GA) (WR)
2005-2006Southeastern Louisiana (WR)
2007–2010Northwestern HS (SC) (OC)
2011–2015Northwestern HS (SC)
2016–2022Clemson (Senior OA)
2022–presentClemson (CO-OC/TE)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–2021Clemson (Director of Player Development)
Head coaching record
Overall58–13 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 3 SC High School Football State Championships (2010, 2013, 2015)
  • 2 National Championships (2016, 2018)
Awards
Inducted into the York County Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Kyle Richardson (born April 22, 1978) is an American football coach who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Clemson University. He previously served as the head coach at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, from 2011 to 2015.

In 2016, Richardson joined Clemson University as a senior offensive assistant and served in that role until 2020. That year, he was promoted to director of player development, a position previously held by Brad Scott, who left to join his son, Jeff Scott, at the University of South Florida. On December 10, 2021, Richardson was officially named Clemson's passing game coordinator and tight ends coach.

Some of the prominent players Richardson has helped develop include Jared Cook, Cordarrelle Patterson, Justin Worley, Mason Rudolph, Davis Allen and Jake Briningstool.