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| Position: | Defensive backs coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 8, 1977 Lyons, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Toombs County (GA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 2 / pick: 58 | ||||||||||||
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Travares Arastius Tillman (born October 8, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive backs coach for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He played professionally as a safety in the National Football League (NFL).
Tillman played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, and Miami Dolphins.
Tillman was hired on January 2, 2019, as the defensive backs coach for the University of Colorado, by new CU head coach Mel Tucker. He spent the previous three seasons (2016–18) at the University of Georgia. He was a graduate assistant working with the defensive backs for the first two years before transitioning into a quality control role with the defense for the 2018 season.