Eleven high school football coaches selected for Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy

A handful of high school football coaches will have a chance to enhance their knowledge of the sport and hone their craft at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy. This year’s coaching camp will be on May 5-11 at the team’s AdventHealth Training Center.

The high school coaches are among the 25 finalists who were selected from nearly 1,000 applicants. Joining these high school mentors are eight coaches in college football and five coaches in professional leagues outside the National Football League. All coaches selected have at least three years of football coaching experience

The selected pro, college, and high school football coaches will participate in meetings and sessions that will enhance their craft. Likewise, they will attend masterclasses with former Buccaneers head coaches Tony Dungy, Jon Gruden, and Bruce Arians.

Furthermore, current Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht will also impart their wisdom to the participants. Out of the 25 finalists, the Buccaneers will select five candidates for the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship after the team’s minicamp.

Here are the high school football coaches and personnel selected for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy.

Ashleigh Wilkinson-McQuaid – defensive backs coach, Wheaton North High School (Illinois)

Chandler Tygard – analytics consultant, Nashville (Tennessee)

Henry Banks II – assistant football coach, Webster Groves School District (Missouri)

Juan Trasher – defensive coordinator/safeties coach, Flower Mound High School (Texas)

Keanon Lowe – head coach, Mountainside High School (Oregon)

Luke Mueller – defensive coordinator, Bolingbrook High School (Illinois)

Matt Walters – head coach/offensive coordinator, East Stroudsburg South High School (Pennsylvania)

Michael Gerst – head coach, Fort Lee High School (New Jersey)

Raymond Holland – football analyst, Lehman High School (Texas)

Salvador Delgado Medina – wide receivers coach, Valley Christian High School (California)

Samantha Mullet – head coach, Bear Lake High School (Michigan)

Likewise, here is the full list of pro, college, and high school football coaches who made it to the top 25.

Congratulations to our finalists for the Buccaneers National Coaching Academy, an immersive experience designed to provide pathways for coaches looking to break into the NFL. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Som1GNZBDJ

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 16, 2025