Updated Feb. 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m. ET

The New York Jets are hiring Detroit Lions assistant tight ends coach Seth Ryan as its new passing game coordinator, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ryan is the son of former Jets and Buffalo Bills head coach, Rex Ryan.

Seth Ryan replaces Scott Turner, who was fired two weeks ago amid a coaching staff overhaul by Aaron Glenn.

Ryan just wrapped up his fifth season with the Lions‘ organization and his first as Detroit’s assistant tight ends coach. The 31-year-old spent his first four seasons in the Motor City as the Lions’ assistant wide receivers coach (2021-24).

The Lions’ tight end production was hampered in 2025 by Sam LaPorta’s season-ending back surgery. But, LaPorta was off to another strong start with 489 receiving yards on 40 catches with three touchdowns before he was sidelined with the herniated disc.

Ryan’s work helped the Lions finish with the NFL’s No. 5 total offense (373.2 yards per game), its No. 3 passing offense (253.1 passing yards per game) and its No. 5 scoring offense (28.3 points per game) in 2025.

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In 2024, the Lions had the NFL’s top scoring offense (33.2 points per game), its No. 2 passing offense (263.2 passing yards per game) and its No. 2 total offense (409.5 yards per game).

Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has notched four straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons and three consecutive inside the NFL’s top five receiving leaders. Detroit receiver Jameson Williams also finished inside the NFL’s top 10 receiving yardage leaders this past season, forming the NFL’s only duo inside the top 10 in 2025 with St. Brown.

With Seth Ryan joining the Jets’ coaching staff, it marks three generations of the Ryans coaching in the Jets’ organization.

Rex Ryan was the Jets’ head coach from 2009-14, leading New York to a 46-50 regular-season mark and a 4-2 record in the playoffs. The Jets’ last playoff appearance came in 2010 under Rex Ryan’s direction.

Seth Ryan’s grandfather, Buddy Ryan, landed his first NFL coaching job as the Jets’ defensive line coach. The Jets won the Super Bowl in Buddy Ryan’s first season, and he remained with the team through 1975. Buddy Ryan would go on to become the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears‘ 1985 Super Bowl championship-winning squad.

Buddy Ryan would later serve as Philadelphia Eagles (1986-90) and Arizona Cardinals (1994-95) head coach.

Seth Ryan’s uncle, Rob Ryan, worked as one of the Jets’ ball boys with his twin brother Rex in the late 1960s.

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