Kyshoen Jarrett (born May 4, 1993) is an American football coach who is currently a graduate assistant for the

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team. He was also a former

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who played for the

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of the

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(NFL), who drafted him in the sixth round of the

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after playing

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for the Hokies. Jarrett's NFL career lasted just one season after he retired due to suffering severe

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in his shoulder at the end of the season. He served as an assistant coach for the Redskins in 2019 before becoming an executive for the Hokies in 2021.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Jarrett attended

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before attending

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. He was drafted by the

in the sixth round (181st overall) of the

. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 11, 2015. During the regular season finale against the

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, Jarret suffered severe damage to his

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during a helmet-to-helmet collision with running back

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. Unable to fully regain strength in his arm in the months following the injury, he was waived by the team before the start of training camp in 2016.

Coaching and executive

In 2018, Jarret began a coaching internship with the Redskins, and was hired full-time as a defensive quality control coach the following year. He was not retained when the team assembled a new coaching staff following the hiring of

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. In June 2021, Jarret joined the Virginia Tech Hokies as assistant director of player personnel.

References

External links

Virginia Tech Hokies staff bioVirginia Tech Hokies player bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarrett, Kyshoen 1993 births Living people African-American players of American football American football safeties People from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from the New York metropolitan area Virginia Tech Hokies football players Washington Redskins players Washington Redskins coaches 21st-century African-American sportspeople