Jon Bills - Football Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Jon Bills

Title:
Tight Ends
Phone:
561-297-1094

At FAU

Named the tight ends coach in February of 2021

At UMASS

Served as Massachusetts’ tight ends coach from 2019-2020, where he gained his first coaching experience, but continued his relationship with head coach Walt Bell after working as Bell’s offensive analyst at FSU
During Bills' first year guiding the UMass tight end corps, redshirt senior Kyle Horn developed into a reliable pass-catcher in addition to being a consistent blocking presence
Horn set career highs with 197 receiving yards and three touchdown catches among his 15 total receptions

At FSU

Worked as a young, up-and-coming coach, offensive analyst at Florida State during the 2018 season, a team that was coached by current FAU head coach Willie Taggart
Helped by Bills, the Florida State passing offense ranked second in the ACC for passing yards per game (270.1) and 28th overall in the country during the 2018 season
Worked with the development of sophomore Tre’ McKitty who finished second in receptions and fourth in receiving yards by a tight end across the ACC with 26 catches for 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns

UCLA

Had a two-year stint as an offensive graduate assistant with the Bruins, during which he assisted with the development of the offensive line and the tight ends
En route to the 2017 Cactus Bowl, the Bruins put together the Pac-12’s third-best offense (457.8 yards per game), which also ranked No. 22 nationally. Bills worked closely with tight end Caleb Wilson, who totaled 38 receptions for 490 yards despite only playing in five games due to injury

At Adams State

In 2015, Bills worked with the offensive line at Division II Adams State in Alamosa, Colorado

At USF

Spent 2013 and 2014 at USF in a graduate assistant capacity under head coach Willie Taggart
His first year at USF, he coached the tight ends and worked closely with Mike McFarland as McFarland developed into an All-AAC player who hauled in 23 receptions for 288 yards and two scores

At WKU

He earned his first graduate assistant experience in 2012 with the Hilltoppers who were in their fourth year of FBS football, but won seven games and capped the season with its first-ever appearance in an FBS bowl game
Antonio Andrews was tabbed third team all-America (all-purpose) by Phil Steele as well as second team (all-purpose) and third team (running back) all-America by Sports Illustrated
Four players received Sun Belt offensive all-conference recognition during the program-defining season

Collegiate Playing Career

Played tight end at the University of Michigan

Personal
Hometown: Farmington Hills, Michigan
Education: Bachelor’s degree in sport management ‘2011; master’s degree in physical education from USF ‘2014; master’s of social science and competitive education from UCLA ‘2018

Bills' File

Year	School	Position
2012	WKU	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
2013	USF	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
2014	USF	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
2015	Adams State	Offensive Line
2016	UCLA	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
2017	UCLA	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
2018	Florida State	Offensive Analyst
2019	Massachusetts	Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
2020	Massachusetts	Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
2021	Florida Atlantic	Tight Ends Coach