Josh Martin is in his second season on the Nebraska staff in 2024. Originally hired as a special teams analyst, Martin was promoted to an assistant coaching position in the summer and coached the Husker tight ends in 2023. He returned to his analyst role in 2024.
As Nebraska's tight ends coach in 2023, Martin helped Thomas Fidone II rank second on the team with 25 catches and 260 receiving yards in 2023. Fidone led the team with four touchdown catches, the most by a Husker tight end since 2010. Martin's group were also key blockers in a Husker rushing attack that ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game.
Martin spent the 2022 season at Little Elm High School in Texas, where he was a teacher in addition to being the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Prior to Little Elm, Martin spent the previous 11 seasons coaching in the collegiate ranks, including five years at Power Five programs.
Martin was at SMU for four seasons from 2018 to 2021. He coached the tight ends all four years and was the Mustangs’ special teams coordinator in 2018 and 2019. SMU’s tight ends were extremely productive under Martin.
In 2021, Grant Calcaterra caught 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns. Calcaterra was a second-team all-conference performer who went on to be selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Kylen Granson thrived under Martin’s tutelage, setting SMU tight end records for career receiving touchdowns (14) while ranking second among Mustang tight ends in career receiving yards (1,257) and receptions (78). Before being a fourth-round NFL Draft pick, Granson was a two-time all-conference pick who led all FBS tight ends in yards per catch (17.4) and receiving touchdowns (9) in 2019.
Prior to SMU, Martin spent four seasons at Arizona State from 2014 to 2017. He began his stint with the Sun Devils as an offensive graduate assistant in 2014, working closely with the offensive line for a unit that ranked 16th nationally in scoring. Martin was elevated to a full-time assistant role in 2015. That season, Martin worked with the ASU running backs and tight ends. He served as a senior offensive analyst for his final two seasons on the Sun Devil staff.
Martin coached at Tarleton State, his alma mater, for two seasons in 2012 and 2013. He served as the Texans’ offensive line coach, helping the team split the conference championship in his final season. Martin’s first coaching stint came at Texas Tech, where he assisted with the offensive and defensive lines in 2011.
As a player, Martin was a three-year starter at offensive guard and tackle at Tarleton State. He earned his degree in exercise and sport studies from Tarleton State. Martin has one daughter, Stella, and one son, Jude.