Coaches
Jerod Kruse
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jerod Kruse
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2006 | Emporia State | Position | PGC/DB | not known |
| 2007 | Baker | Position | PGC/DB | not known |
| 2008-2009 | William Jewell | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2010-2014 | William Jewell | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2015 | Southeastern Louisiana | ST coord. | AHC/DB/ST | not known |
| 2016 | Lee's Summit West HS (MO) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2017-2018 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | Safeties/Asst. DB | not known |
| 2019-2020 | Florida International | DC | co-DC/S✓ | Butch Davis |
| 2021-2022 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | Other | Advance Game Planning | not known |
| 2023 | Olathe West HS (KS) (HS) | Other | AHC | not known |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | Research and Strategy Coach | not known |
| 2025 | Tennessee State | ST coord. | Special Teams & Secondary Coordinator | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida International | Co-defensive coordinator | 61 | 69 | 68 | 80 | 130 |
| 2020 | Florida International | Co-defensive coordinator | 77 | 80 | 67 | 61 | 127 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | William Jewell | NAIA | 4-7 |
| 2011 | William Jewell | Division II | 4-6 |
| 2012 | William Jewell | Division II | 2-9 |
| 2013 | William Jewell | Division II | 3-8 |
| 2014 | William Jewell | Division II | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Butch Davis · Florida International 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Tom Matukewicz · Emporia State 2001 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jonathan Beasley · Emporia State 2006 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Trent Figg · William Jewell 2008-2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Brandon Harris · Florida International 2019 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Butch Davis · Florida International 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Copp · Florida International 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Rich Skrosky · Florida International 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Harris Jr. · Florida International 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gregg Williams · Tennessee State 2025 · him ST coord., them DC
- Reggie Barlow · Tennessee State 2025 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Shannon Harris · Tennessee State 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Toriano Morgan · Tennessee State 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position