Tristan Yeomans
Defensive Line
Special Teams Coordinator/Specialists
Tristan Yeomans enters his first season as a member of the Defiance College football staff, as he will be a graduate assistant helping on the special teams’ side of the ball during 2019.
Coach Yeomans is a 2018 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he majored in finance. While with the Wildcats, Tristan appeared in and started 39 games as the long snapper and holder. The Kentucky native also competed as a member of the New Mexico Military Junior College Football program during the fall of 2015.
Yeomans will be working towards a Master’s degree at Defiance in business administration and is scheduled to complete the program in May of 2021.
See Coach Yeomans in the Posts Below!

Episode 62: Coach Yeomans (Defensive Line/SPT)
Coach Yeomans joins the show this week to discuss how he’s transitioned into his new role as Defensive Line coach. Him and Coach Matsakis also speak about recruiting, special teams,

Episode 48: Wide Receiver and Special Teams Outlook for 2020
In Part 2 of our 2020 season outlook, Coach Yeomans joins Coach Matsakis to discuss the Wide Receivers. They talk about the returning players and what to expect, as well

Episode 34: Coach Yeomans on Special Teams
In episode 34, Coach Matsakis and Coach Yeomans discuss the importance of special teams play. They also discuss Coach Yeomans playing for Coach Matsakis’ brother, the Special Teams Coach at

Episode 9: Graduate Assistant Tristan Yeomans
In this episode coach Matsakis interviews former Kentucky Wildcat player, Tristan Yeomans. Coach Matsakis and coach Yeomans talk about how they met and what it is like to transition from