The Gerberry File
Personal Information |
Birthday |
November 10 |
Hometown |
Youngstown, Ohio |
Education |
Ball State, 2009 (Bachelor's) |
Playing Career |
Ball State, 2004-08
Detroit Lions, 2009-12
Jacksonville Jaguars, 2013 |
Family |
Wife - Jaclyn; Daughter - Dani |
Coaching History |
2013 |
Youngstown State -
Offensive Quality Control |
2014 |
Youngstown State -
Tight Ends/Fullbacks |
2015 |
West Virginia -
Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends/Fullbacks |
2016 |
Pitt -
Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends/Offensive Line |
2017 |
West Virginia -
Senior Football Analyst |
2018 |
West Virginia -
Tight Ends/Fullbacks |
Dan Gerberry was hired as the Mountaineers 10
thassistant coach in January 2018 and handles the responsibility of coaching the tight ends and fullbacks.
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He recently served as the senior football analyst for WVU during the 2017 season and was an offensive graduate assistant during the 2015 season, working with the tight ends and fullbacks.
As the senior football analyst in 2017, he was responsible for organizing, implementing and maintaining all aspects of game analysis. He analyzed game film and formulated game plans to assist the coaching staff with game preparation. He also oversaw the football analysts and the quality control graduate assistant coaches.
He spent the 2016 season at Pitt as an offensive graduate assistant, working with the tight ends and offensive line. He spent two years on the coaching staff at Youngstown State, serving as an offensive quality control coach in 2013 and coaching the tight ends and fullbacks in 2014.
Gerberry started 50 consecutive games over his college career on the offensive line at Ball State, was a two-year team captain and helped lead the Cardinals to two straight bowl games during his junior and senior seasons. He was a Mid-American Conference First Team performer and finalist for league most valuable player in 2008. In that season, the Cardinals were 12-2, won the MAC West Division title and finished with a school-record 6,195 yards of total offense.
He played on the offensive line for the NFL's Detroit Lions from 2009-11. In his final year with the Lions, Detroit finished 10-6 and advanced to the NFC playoffs for the first time in 12 years. He signed as a free agent with Jacksonville in 2013.
Gerberry, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, earned his bachelor's degree in health science and physical education from Ball State in 2009.
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