Tashard Choice Leaving Texas Longhorns for Detroit Lions Coaching Position

Following overtures from the Cowboys, Raiders and other NFL franchises, the 40-year-old had hinted at his decision to stay with the Longhorns earlier this month, tweeting a picture of his newborn daughter flashing a 'Hook'Em' sign with the quote, “Amya says Hook Em.”

However, it appears that the Lions offer was too good for him to pass up, and he is now off to the NFL.

Choice has been the RB coach at Texas since 2022, where he's coached NFL Draft picks like Bijan Robinson, Roschon Johnson, Jonathon Brooks, and Keilan Robinson. Texas running back Jaydon Blue entered the 2025 NFL Draft and will be just the latest Longhorns ball carrier to have his name called on draft night.

Bijan Robinson was also the Doak Walker Award winner, a unanimous All-American, and earned his second first-team All-Big 12 honor with Choice. He was also previously the running backs coach at Georgia Tech, where he coached Gibbs.

He has also been recognized as one of the country's best recruiters. During his time in Austin, Choice has been the primary recruiter for Cedric Baxter, Ryan Wingo, Jerrick Gibson, Quintrevion Wisner, and Christian Clark over the last couple of years.

In recent years, he has landed Rickey Stewart, Emaree Winston and James Simon in the 2025 cycle and has the Longhorns as a top contender for Javian Osborn, who sits as one of the most coveted running backs in the 2026 class.

Now, the Longhorns must search for a replacement not only on the field for one of the best assistants in America, but also one of the best recruitiers in the sport.