Coaches
Charles Kelly
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Charles Kelly*
Head coach, Jacksonville State · Played at Auburn 1986-1989 · alma mater (CFBD): Auburn
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1992 | Central HS (AL) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1993 | Auburn | GA | GA | Terry Bowden |
| 1994 | Jacksonville State | Position | RB | not known |
| 1995 | Jacksonville State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996 | Jacksonville State | OC | OC | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Jacksonville State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1999 | Henderson State | DC | DC | not known |
| 2000-2001 | Eufaula HS (AL) (HS) | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2002-2003 | Nicholls | Position | DB | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Nicholls State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | Georgia Tech | ST coord. | ST | Chan Gailey |
| 2008-2009 | Georgia Tech | Position | CB | Paul Johnson |
| 2010-2012 | Georgia Tech | Position | DB | Paul Johnson |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | DC | interim DC✓ | Paul Johnson |
| 2013 | Florida State | ST coord. | ST/LB | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2014-2017 | Florida State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2017 | Florida State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2018 | Tennessee | ST coord. | ST/S | Jeremy Pruitt |
| 2019-2022 | Alabama | Position | asst. DC/S | Nick Saban |
| 2019-2022 | Alabama | DC | Co-defensive coordinator · season pages | Nick Saban |
| 2023 | Colorado | DC | DC/S✓ | Deion Sanders* |
| 2024 | Auburn | DC | co-DC/S✓ | Hugh Freeze |
| 2025- | Jacksonville State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator (interim) | 68 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 124 |
| 2023 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 119 | 122 | 128 | 131 | 133 |
| 2024 | Auburn | Co-defensive coordinator | 18 | 27 | 14 | 53 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 9-5 | - → - | 53 | 70 | -6.7 | 64% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 7-2 | - → - | 43 | 52 | 4.5 | 64% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Terry Bowden · Auburn 1993 (GA)
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 (ST coord.)
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 (DC, Position)
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2013-2017 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2019-2022 (DC, Other, Position)
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2023 (DC, Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Brian Williams · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (DC)
- Clint Trickett · Jacksonville State 2025 (OC, Position)
- Lawrence Dawsey · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position)
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.)
- Taylor Housewright · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Jess Simpson · Auburn 1993 · him GA, them Other
- Jimbo Fisher · Auburn 1993 · him GA, them Position
- Terry Bowden · Auburn 1993 · him GA, them Head coach
- Todd Stroud · Auburn 1993 · him GA, them Strength
- Tommy Bowden · Auburn 1993 · him GA, them OC
- Patrick Nix · Jacksonville State 1996 · him OC, them Position
- Doug Meacham · Henderson State 1999 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Patrick Nix · Henderson State 1999 · him DC, them Head coach
- Daronte Jones · Nicholls 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Mickey Joseph · Nicholls 2002-2003 · him Position, them Position
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2006 · him ST coord., them Other
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 · him ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2006-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2006 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- John Bond · Georgia Tech 2007 · him ST coord., them OC
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Wommack · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 · him Position, them DC
- Jeff Monken* · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 · him Position, them Other
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Hampton · Georgia Tech 2009-2010 · him Position, them GA
- Al Groh · Georgia Tech 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Andy McCollum · Georgia Tech 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Brian Williams · Florida State 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jeremy Pruitt · Florida State 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2013-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Lawrence Dawsey · Florida State 2013-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2013-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Position
- Randy Sanders · Florida State 2013-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Sal Sunseri · Florida State 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Brewster · Florida State 2013-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bill Miller · Florida State 2014-2017 · him DC, them Position
- Tino Sunseri · Florida State 2016-2017 · him DC, them Analyst
- Dameyune Craig · Florida State 2017 · him DC, them Analyst
- Chris Rumph · Tennessee 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kevin Sherrer · Tennessee 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Tino Sunseri · Tennessee 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Tyson Helton* · Tennessee 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- A. J. Milwee · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2019-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Butch Jones* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Charles Huff* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Chris Weinke · Alabama 2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2019-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Banks · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kyle Flood · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Major Applewhite* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Mike Stoops · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2019-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2019-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2019-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tino Sunseri · Alabama 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Vinnie Sunseri · Alabama 2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Charlie Strong · Alabama 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Max Bullough · Alabama 2020-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Bill O'Brien* · Alabama 2021-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Alabama 2021-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Marrone · Alabama 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Drew Svoboda · Alabama 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Sumlin · Alabama 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ron Cooper · Alabama 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Coleman Hutzler · Alabama 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Derek Dooley · Alabama 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Cox · Alabama 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Alabama 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Travaris Robinson · Alabama 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dennis Thurman · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Pat Shurmur · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC
- Sal Sunseri · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Vincent Dancy · Colorado 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Auburn 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Auburn 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Williams · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Clint Trickett · Jacksonville State 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Lawrence Dawsey · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Taylor Housewright · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Played together
- Jess Simpson · Auburn 1989