LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State football head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced D.J. Tialavea has been named as the Aggies’ offensive analyst/offensive line coach.

Tialavea previously served as the program’s tight ends coach from 2021-2024 and starred for the Aggies on the field from 2010-2013.

Tialavea spent 2025 as Oklahoma State’s tight ends coach.

He is a 2013 graduate of Utah State and earned his master’s from USU in 2019. He is the 2014 recipient of the Utah State Courage Award.