Coaches
Taver Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Taver Johnson
Played at Wittenberg
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | Wittenberg | Position | Defensive line coach | not known |
| 1996-1997 | Millikin (unknown) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1998 | Millikin (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1999 | Notre Dame | GA | Graduate assistant | Bob Davie |
| 2000-2003 | Miami (OH) | Position | Linebackers coach | Terry Hoeppner |
| 2004 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | Assistant special teams coach | not known |
| 2005-2006 | Miami (OH) | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Shane Montgomery |
| 2007-2011 | Ohio State | Position | Defensive backs coach | Jim Tressel (2007-2010), Luke Fickell* (2011) |
| 2012-2013 | Arkansas | Position | Assistant head coach & defensive backs coach | John Smith (2012), Bret Bielema* (2013) |
| 2014-2016 | Purdue | Position | Defensive backs coach | Darrell Hazell (2014-2016), Gerad Parker* (2016) |
| 2017 | Temple | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Geoff Collins |
| 2018 | Ohio State | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Urban Meyer |
| 2019-2020 | Oakland (unknown) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders (pro) | Analyst | Offensive assistant | not known |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | Position | Defensive pass game coordinator & Safeties coach | Chris Creighton* |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2024 | Tennessee | Analyst | Defensive analyst | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2025- | Ohio State | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | Ryan Day*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Miami (OH) | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 36 | 36 | 48 | 119 |
| 2006 | Miami (OH) | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 65 | 62 | 36 | 119 |
| 2017 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 60 | 57 | 16 | 130 |
Worked under
- Bob Davie · Notre Dame 1999 (GA)
- Terry Hoeppner · Miami (OH) 2000-2003 (Position)
- Shane Montgomery · Miami (OH) 2005-2006 (DC)
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2007-2010 (Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2011 (Position)
- John Smith · Arkansas 2012 (Other, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013 (Other, Position)
- Darrell Hazell · Purdue 2014-2016 (Position)
- Gerad Parker* · Purdue 2016 (Position)
- Geoff Collins · Temple 2017 (DC)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2018 (Position)
- Chris Creighton* · Eastern Michigan 2022 (Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2024 (Analyst)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chuck Martin* · Wittenberg 1994-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Martin* · Millikin 1996-1997 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bob Davie · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Dan Mullen* · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them GA
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them DC
- Kevin Rogers · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Steve Addazio · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Urban Meyer · Notre Dame 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Terry Hoeppner · Miami (OH) 2000-2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Shane Montgomery · Miami (OH) 2001-2006 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Bath · Miami (OH) 2005-2006 · him DC, them GA, Position
- Rusty Wright · Miami (OH) 2005-2006 · him DC, them Other
- Darrell Hazell · Ohio State 2007-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him Position, them DC
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2007-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Paul Haynes · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Ohio State 2010 · him Position, them GA
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2011 · him Position, them GA
- John Smith · Arkansas 2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2012 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Nick Holt · Arkansas 2012 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Paul Haynes · Arkansas 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Thomas · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Randy Shannon · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Darrell Hazell · Purdue 2014-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gerad Parker* · Purdue 2014-2016 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Greg Hudson · Purdue 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC
- John Shoop · Purdue 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Purdue 2014-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Terry Malone · Purdue 2015-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ross Els · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Lester · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Geoff Collins · Temple 2017 · him DC, them Head coach
- Alex Grinch · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2018-2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2018-2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2018-2026 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Creighton* · Eastern Michigan 2022 · him Position, them Head coach
- Neal Neathery · Eastern Michigan 2022 · him Position, them DC
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them DC
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 · him Position, them OC
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 · him Position, them Position