Coaches
Jess Simpson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jess Simpson
Played at Auburn 1989-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Auburn
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | Auburn | Other | SA | Terry Bowden (1993) |
| 1994 | Marietta HS (GA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Buford HS (GA) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1997 | East Paulding HS (GA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1998 | Buford HS (GA) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1999-2004 | Buford HS (GA) (DC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005-2015 | Buford HS (GA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016 | Georgia State | Position | DL | Trent Miles |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons (pro) | Analyst | DA | not known |
| 2018 | Miami | Position | AHC/DL | Mark Richt |
| 2019-2020 | Atlanta Falcons (pro) | Position | DL | not known |
| 2021 | Miami | Position | AHC/DL | Manny Diaz* |
| 2022 | Duke | DC | co-DC/DL | Mike Elko* |
| 2023 | Duke | Position | AHC/DL | Mike Elko* |
| 2024- | Georgia Tech | Position | DL | Brent Key* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami | 0-0 (0 of 12) | 14 → - | 40 | 63 | 10.8 | 73% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Terry Bowden · Auburn 1993 (Other)
- Trent Miles · Georgia State 2016 (Position)
- Mark Richt · Miami 2018 (Other, Position)
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2021 (Other, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 (DC, Other, Position)
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2024-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Neil Callaway · Auburn 1992 · him Other, them Position
- Tommy Bowden · Auburn 1992-1993 · him Other, them OC
- Charles Kelly* · Auburn 1993 · him Other, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · Auburn 1993 · him Other, them Position
- Terry Bowden · Auburn 1993 · him Other, them Head coach
- Todd Stroud · Auburn 1993 · him Other, them Strength
- Chris O'Leary · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them GA
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them Other
- Jesse Minter · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them DC
- Luke Huard · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Rick Minter · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Trent Miles · Georgia State 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2018-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Mark Richt · Miami 2018 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ron Dugans · Miami 2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Thomas Brown · Miami 2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Rob Likens · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Kevin Johns · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2024-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia Tech 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2024-2026 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Georgia Tech 2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Blake Gideon · Georgia Tech 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2025-2026 · him Position, them Other
- George Godsey · Georgia Tech 2026 · him Position, them OC
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Vinnie Sunseri · Georgia Tech 2026 · him Position, them Position
Played together
- Charles Kelly* · Auburn 1989
- Clay Helton* · Auburn 1990-1991