Tawambi Settles

Tawambi Jahmon Settles (born January 19, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, New York/New Jersey Hitmen, Grand Rapids Rampage, Detroit Fury, Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early life In high school, Settles played quarterback and defensive back at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

College career Settles played for the Blue Devils at Duke University from 1994 to 1997. He recorded totals of 262 tackles, 18 passes broken up, and five interceptions during his college career. He was signed by the NFL's New York Giants in 2000. Settles signed with the AFL's Detroit Fury on July 17, 2002.

He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on March 30, 2004. He was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 9 and played in six games for the team during the 2004 season.

Personal life Settles was the Assistant Head of Upper School at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2022 to 2025. Also coaching football there. He now is the Assistant head of Middle School at Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, Tennessee