Jeff Myers was named Arkansas’ run game coordinator and offensive line coach by Head Coach Ryan Silverfield, joining the Razorbacks’ staff from Memphis.
Myers coached the Tigers for three seasons with Silverfield, earning the title of running game coordinator in 2024. His offensive lines were an integral part of the Tigers’ success on offense, including three-straight seasons ranking in the Top 20 nationally in scoring offense. His offensive line protected at an elite level when the Tigers won 21 games combined in 2023 and 2024 as one of just 18 teams in the country to allow fewer than 20 sacks in consecutive seasons, giving up 19 during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
In 2025, Myers’ offensive line was anchored by First-Team All-American Conference lineman Travis Burke. Burke and his fellow linemen paved the way for a Tigers’ offense that averaged 420.7 yards per game while averaging 34.6 points per game. The running game was key for Memphis with 186.1 yards per game, including 77 runs of 10+ yards.
The 2024 Tigers won 11 games, capped by a Frisco Bowl victory over West Virginia, and were led by an offense that averaged a league-best 35.7 points per game. Tackle Xavier Hill earned first-team honors from the league’s coaches with guard Jonah Gambill and center Trent Holler picking up third-team recognition.
The offense was among the nation’s elite in numerous categories, ranking 16th overall in total yards per game (444.5 ypg), 20th in passing yards per game (270.5 ypg) and second in turnover margin (1.38) with only eight turnovers in 13 games. RB Mario Anderson Jr. benefitted from Myers’ offensive line, averaging 104.8 rushing yards per game to gain 1,362 yards and score 18 rushing touchdowns – 10th nationally. Senior QB Seth Henigan appreciated the protection, as the Tigers allowed only 19 sacks to help Henigan pass for 3,502 yards and 25 touchdowns. Two of Myers’ linemen picked up all-conference honors with tackle Xavier Hill getting a second-team nod and center Jacob Likes being named to the conference’s third team.
Myers’ first offensive line at Memphis in 2023 paved the way for an offense that ranked sixth nationally in scoring (39.4 ppg), 10th in passing offense (306.5 ypg) and 14th in total offense (458.5 ypg). Memphis finished off the program’s fifth 10-win season with a 36-26 win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Henigan was kept clean by his o-line, who allowed only 19 sacks all season, to throw for 3,883 yards – fourth-most in FBS – and 32 scores – sixth-most in FBS. First-Team All-American Conference RB Blake Watson topped the 1,000-yard mark with 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Before joining the Tigers’ staff, Myers spent seven seasons at Iowa State, the last five as the Cyclones’ offensive line coach. The Iowa State offense during his tenure were among the best in school history. Seven of his offensive linemen earned All-Big 12 honors during his time leading the unit. Julian Good-Jones (2019), Colin Newell (2020) and Trevor Downing (2021) were all named First-Team All-Big 12 while Downing was named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic in 2019 and Darrell Simmons in 2020.
The Cyclones’ offense in 2020 was elite in leading the squad to a first-place finish in the Big 12, making the Big 12 championship game and qualifying for a New Year’s Six bowl for the first time in school history – a 24-17 win over Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.
Iowa State broke the school record for total offense (444.3) and posted the third-best scoring offense (32.2) in program history in 2019 and followed it up with the second-best scoring offense (32.9) and third-best total offense (436.3) totals in Cyclone history in 2020.
Myers developed a young offensive line into a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award in 2020, the award given annually to the nation’s top offensive line. The group allowed the fewest sacks in the Big 12 (14) and aided the team in breaking the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with 31, scoring two or more rushing touchdowns in 11 of 12 games.
In 2019, Myers was named to 247Sports 30Under30 list as one of the profession’s young, rising stars.
Myers’ o-line led the way for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers at Iowa State in All-Americans David Montgomery and Breece Hall. Montgomery, a third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 2019, and Hall, one of only two consensus All-Americans in Iowa State history. Hall was the nation’s leading rusher in 2020 (1,572) and broke the all-time NCAA FBS record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (24).
He began his coaching career in 2015 as a graduate assistant at Toledo before heading to Iowa State as a graduate assistant during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
Myers played at Toledo, graduating in 2014. The Massillon, Ohio native was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the Rockets, starting 38 consecutive games. He earned All-MAC honors twice and was named team captain in 2014 when Toledo went 9-4 with a GoDaddy Bowl win capping the season.
Myers and his wife, Lauren, have one daughter, Kalani.
The Myers File
Birthdate: April 1, 1992
Hometown: Weston, Ohio
High School: Massillon Washington HS
College: Toledo, 2014
Family: Wife – Lauren; Daughter – Kalani
Coaching Experience
2015 Toledo – Graduate Assistant
2016-17 Iowa State – Graduate Assistant
2018 Iowa State – Offensive Quality Control
2018-22 Iowa State – Offensive Line
2023 Memphis – Offensive Line
2024-25 Memphis – Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Playing Experience
2010-14 Toledo
