Buccaneers hire new pass game coordinator from Oregon State

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing on a new pass game coordinator in Kefense Hynson.
Oregon State interim head coach Kefense Hynson arrives with his team before facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sun Bowl.
Oregon State interim head coach Kefense Hynson arrives with his team before facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sun Bowl. / Ivan Pierre Aguirre-Imagn Images
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard is making his first hire on his offensive staff.

NFL reporter Tom Pelissero reported Monday that the Bucs are hiring Oregon State wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator Kefense Hynson as their own passing game coordinator. Hynson has been with Oregon State since 2018 in the same role and replaces Grizzard's role from last year, when Grizzard served as Tampa Bay's pass game coordinator over current Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen.

Hynson has coached in football for 22 years on various teams. One of those teams happened to be Yale from 2009-2011 when Grizzard played football there as a defensive back, so the two reunite from that time there.

Kefense Hynson at practice at the Eastwood High School.
Kefense Hynson at practice at the Eastwood High School. / GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK

Hynson also has a bit of head coaching experience, taking over as the Oregon State Beavers' interim HC in 2023 after coach Jonathan Smith headed to Michigan State. He only coached one game, the 2023 Sun Bowl, where the Beavers lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40-8.


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River Wells
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River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter @riverhwells.