Football
Valero, Art
Art Valero
- Title:
- Senior Analyst - Defense
Art Valero enters his first season on the Texas Tech football staff as he was named a senior analyst by head coach Matt Wells in March 2021.
Valero, a veteran coach at both the college and NFL levels, will serve as a senior analyst for the football staff, assisting with advance scouting of opponents for the Red Raider defense as well as tracking tendencies.
Valero joins the Red Raiders with more than 30 years in coaching, including 10 seasons in the NFL, most recently as the assistant offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans in 2011. He previously served as the offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 and prior to that, as the assistant head coach and running backs coach for the St. Louis Rams in 2008 and assistant offensive line coach in 2009.
Valero’s most notable stint came during his six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under head coach Jon Gruden. He was tabbed to his first NFL position in 2002, coaching the tight ends for a Buccaneers organization that went on to win Super Bowl XXXVII versus the Oakland Raiders. He transitioned to coaching the running backs for the 2004-07 seasons, adding an assistant head coach title for his final two years.
Under his direction, Buccaneers running back Carnell (Cadillac) Williams earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 after rushing for a team rookie-record 1,178 yards. In 2007, his unit amassed the sixth-best rushing total in franchise history with 1,872 yards. Over his six total seasons, Tampa Bay won the NFC South three times.
Prior to his tenure in the NFL, Valero coached at the college level for 21 years, primarily working with the offensive line. He spent four years at Louisville (1998-01) as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach, a similar role he also held at both Utah State (1995-97) and Idaho (1990-94). Valero added offensive coordinator responsibilities during his final season at Idaho in 1994 as he helped guide the Vandals to the league highs for total offense, scoring and rushing.
His tenure at Utah State coincided with the final two years of Wells’ playing career as a student-athlete with the Aggies. Valero arrived as the offensive line coach prior to Wells’ junior season in 1995 as the Aggies went on to win the Big West Conference title only a year later.
Valero began his coaching career at his alma mater, Boise State, from 1981-82 and followed with coaching stops at Iowa State (1983), Long Beach State (1984-86) and New Mexico (1987-89), all as offensive line coach. Following his stint in the NFL, he returned to the college game as the offensive line coach at Colorado State from 2013-14 and Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2019-20.
Valero was a two-time letterwinner along the offensive line at Boise State from 1979-80 where he helped the Broncos to the NCAA I-AA national championship his final season. Valero earned his degree in sociology and psychology from Boise State in 1981.
He and his wife, Alicia, have five children, sons Kyle and Brandon, and daughters Kimberly, Alexa and Cami.
Valero, a veteran coach at both the college and NFL levels, will serve as a senior analyst for the football staff, assisting with advance scouting of opponents for the Red Raider defense as well as tracking tendencies.
Valero joins the Red Raiders with more than 30 years in coaching, including 10 seasons in the NFL, most recently as the assistant offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans in 2011. He previously served as the offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 and prior to that, as the assistant head coach and running backs coach for the St. Louis Rams in 2008 and assistant offensive line coach in 2009.
Valero’s most notable stint came during his six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under head coach Jon Gruden. He was tabbed to his first NFL position in 2002, coaching the tight ends for a Buccaneers organization that went on to win Super Bowl XXXVII versus the Oakland Raiders. He transitioned to coaching the running backs for the 2004-07 seasons, adding an assistant head coach title for his final two years.
Under his direction, Buccaneers running back Carnell (Cadillac) Williams earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 after rushing for a team rookie-record 1,178 yards. In 2007, his unit amassed the sixth-best rushing total in franchise history with 1,872 yards. Over his six total seasons, Tampa Bay won the NFC South three times.
Prior to his tenure in the NFL, Valero coached at the college level for 21 years, primarily working with the offensive line. He spent four years at Louisville (1998-01) as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach, a similar role he also held at both Utah State (1995-97) and Idaho (1990-94). Valero added offensive coordinator responsibilities during his final season at Idaho in 1994 as he helped guide the Vandals to the league highs for total offense, scoring and rushing.
His tenure at Utah State coincided with the final two years of Wells’ playing career as a student-athlete with the Aggies. Valero arrived as the offensive line coach prior to Wells’ junior season in 1995 as the Aggies went on to win the Big West Conference title only a year later.
Valero began his coaching career at his alma mater, Boise State, from 1981-82 and followed with coaching stops at Iowa State (1983), Long Beach State (1984-86) and New Mexico (1987-89), all as offensive line coach. Following his stint in the NFL, he returned to the college game as the offensive line coach at Colorado State from 2013-14 and Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2019-20.
Valero was a two-time letterwinner along the offensive line at Boise State from 1979-80 where he helped the Broncos to the NCAA I-AA national championship his final season. Valero earned his degree in sociology and psychology from Boise State in 1981.
He and his wife, Alicia, have five children, sons Kyle and Brandon, and daughters Kimberly, Alexa and Cami.
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