Coaches
Daronte Jones
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Daronte Jones
Played at Temple 1996, Morgan State 1997-2000
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lenoir Rhyne | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 2002 | Nicholls | Position | Safeties coach | not known |
| 2003 | Franklin HS (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2004 | Jeanerette HS (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2005-2009 | Bowie State (unknown) | DC | Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2010 | UCLA | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Rick Neuheisel |
| 2011 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Hawai'i | Position | Secondary coach | Norm Chow |
| 2014 | Hawai'i | Position | Assistant head coach & secondary coach | Norm Chow |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | Position | Defensive backs coach | Paul Chryst |
| 2016-2017 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2018-2019 | Cincinnati Bengals (pro) | Position | Cornerbacks coach | not known |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2021 | LSU | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Ed Orgeron |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2023-2025 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach & pass game coordinator | not known |
| 2026- | Washington Commanders (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 57 | 65 | 71 | 106 | 130 |
Worked under
- Rick Neuheisel · UCLA 2010 (Position)
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2012-2014 (Other, Position)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015 (Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2021 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Charles Kelly* · Nicholls 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Mickey Joseph · Nicholls 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Damon Wilson · Bowie State 2007-2009 · him DC, Other, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · UCLA 2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Clark Lea* · UCLA 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Norm Chow · UCLA 2010 · him Position, them OC
- Rick Neuheisel · UCLA 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2012-2014 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Thom Kaumeyer · Hawai'i 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Tommy Lee · Hawai'i 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2013-2014 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Kevin Clune · Hawai'i 2014 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Brad Davis · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Head coach, Position
- DJ Mangas · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Other
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jake Peetz · LSU 2021 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jorge Munoz · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2021 · him DC, them Other, Position