Coaches
Steve Wilks
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Steve Wilks
Played at App State 1987-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Johnson C. Smith (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Savannah State | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1999 | Savannah State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000 | Illinois State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2001 | App State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2002 | East Tennessee State | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2003 | Bowling Green | Position | Defensive backs coach | Gregg Brandon |
| 2004 | Notre Dame | Position | Defensive backs coach | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2005 | Washington | Position | Secondary coach | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2006-2008 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2009-2011 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2012-2014 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | Position | Assistant head coach & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | DC | Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2021 | Missouri | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2024 | Charlotte | Other | Volunteer advisor | Biff Poggi |
| 2025 | New York Jets (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2026- | Washington Commanders (pro) | Other | Defensive advisor | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Missouri | Defensive coordinator | 116 | 117 | 105 | 103 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Savannah State | Division II | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2003 (Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2004 (Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005 (Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2021 (DC)
- Biff Poggi · Charlotte 2024 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Denver Johnson · Illinois State 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Illinois State 2000 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chad Lunsford · App State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Dale Jones · App State 2001 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Scott Satterfield* · App State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Elliott · App State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Billy Taylor · East Tennessee State 2002 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Jamey Chadwell* · East Tennessee State 2002 · him DC, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Bowling Green 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Campbell* · Bowling Green 2003 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Beckman · Bowling Green 2003 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Zach Azzanni · Bowling Green 2003 · him Position, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2005 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kent Baer · Washington 2005 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Denbrock · Washington 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Washington 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Washington 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 · him DC, them GA
- Biff Poggi · Charlotte 2024 · him Other, them Head coach
- Mike Miller · Charlotte 2024 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Ryan Osborn · Charlotte 2024 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Charlotte 2024 · him Other, them Head coach, Other, Position
Played together
- Mark Ivey · App State 1991
- Scott Satterfield* · App State 1991