Coaches
James Willis
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
James Willis
Played at Auburn
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rhode Island | Position | Linebackers | not known |
| 2005 | Temple | Position | Linebackers | Bobby Wallace |
| 2006-2008 | Auburn | Position | Linebackers | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2009 | Alabama | Position | Associate head coach, outside linebackers | Nick Saban |
| 2010-2011 | Texas Tech | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2013-2014 | Louisiana | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Mark Hudspeth |
| 2014-2017 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Defensive assistant, linebackers | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Texas Tech | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 70 | 71 | 52 | 120 |
| 2013 | Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | 62 | 72 | 83 | 85 | 125 |
| 2014 | Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 128 |
Worked under
- Bobby Wallace · Temple 2005 (Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2006-2008 (Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2009 (Other, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2010-2011 (DC)
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2013-2014 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Ashley Ingram · Rhode Island 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Bobby Wallace · Temple 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Raymond Monica · Temple 2005 · him Position, them DC
- Willie J. Slater · Temple 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Al Borges · Auburn 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 2006-2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Auburn 2006-2008 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Ensminger · Auburn 2006-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2006-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2006-2007 · him Position, them GA
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tony Franklin · Auburn 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Auburn 2008 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Jim McElwain · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Chad Scott · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Neal Brown* · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them GA, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- Travaris Robinson · Texas Tech 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Chad Glasgow · Texas Tech 2011 · him DC, them DC
- Jay Johnson · Louisiana 2013-2014 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jorge Munoz · Louisiana 2013-2014 · him DC, them Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2013-2014 · him DC, them Head coach
- Reed Stringer · Louisiana 2013-2014 · him DC, them Other, Position