
Tashard Choice
Running Backs
Biography
Tashard Choice enters his first season with the Lions as the running backs coach in 2025.
Before joining Detroit, Choice spent three seasons (2022-24) at the University of Texas, helping three different running backs rush for at least 1,000 yards during his tenure (Tre Wisner – 1,064 yards in 2024; Jonathon Brooks – 1,139 yards in 2023, Bijan Robinson – 1,580 yards in 2022). Wisner was named Third-Team All-SEC in 2024, Brooks was named Second-Team All-Big 12 in 2023 and Robinson was named a unanimous All-American while winning the Doak Walker Award as the NCAA's top running back in 2022. Under Choice's tutelage, five different Texas running backs were selected over three NFL Drafts (Jaydon Blue in 2025; Brooks and Keilan Robinson in 2024; Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson in 2023).