THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Todd Grantham

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Todd Grantham

Played at Virginia Tech

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1990-1991Virginia TechPositionDefensive ends & inside linebackers coachFrank Beamer
1992-1993Virginia TechPositionDefensive tackles coachFrank Beamer
1994-1995Virginia TechPositionDefensive line coachFrank Beamer
1996-1997Michigan StatePositionDefensive line coachNick Saban
1998Michigan StatePositionAssistant head coach & defensive line coachNick Saban
1999-2001Indianapolis Colts (pro)PositionDefensive line coachnot known
2002-2004Houston Texans (pro)PositionDefensive line coachnot known
2005-2007Cleveland Browns (pro)DCDefensive coordinatornot known
2008-2009Dallas Cowboys (pro)PositionDefensive line coachnot known
2010-2013GeorgiaDCAssistant head coach/defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach✓Mark Richt
2014-2016LouisvilleDCAssistant head coach/defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓Bobby Petrino
2017Mississippi StateDCAssistant head coach/defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓Dan Mullen*
2018-2021FloridaDCDefensive coordinator✓Dan Mullen*
2022AlabamaAnalystDefensive analystNick Saban
2023-2024New Orleans Saints (pro)PositionDefensive line coachnot known
2025Oklahoma StateDCDefensive coordinator✓Doug Meacham
2026-UABDCDefensive coordinator✓Alex Mortensen*

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2010GeorgiaDefensive coordinator58413144120
2011GeorgiaDefensive coordinator619358120
2012GeorgiaDefensive coordinator6118356124
2013GeorgiaDefensive coordinator57933461125
2014LouisvilleDefensive coordinator414310128
2015LouisvilleDefensive coordinator3834264128
2016LouisvilleDefensive coordinator1015338128
2017Mississippi StateDefensive coordinator92612100130
2018FloridaDefensive coordinator27191954130
2019FloridaDefensive coordinator1982227130
2020FloridaDefensive coordinator988510119127
2021FloridaDefensive coordinator46665498130
2025Oklahoma StateDefensive coordinator127124107127136
2026UABDefensive coordinator286856135138

Worked under

His tree

Coaches who were on his staffs

No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.

Coached together

  • Bryan Stinespring · Virginia Tech 1990-1995 · him Position, them GA, Other, Position
  • Bud Foster · Virginia Tech 1990-1995 · him Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
  • Frank Beamer · Virginia Tech 1990-1995 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Rickey Bustle · Virginia Tech 1990-1995 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Gary Tranquill · Virginia Tech 1994 · him Position, them OC
  • Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 1995 · him Position, them GA
  • Gary Tranquill · Michigan State 1996-1998 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
  • Greg Colby · Michigan State 1996-1997 · him Position, them Other
  • Jim Bollman · Michigan State 1996-1997 · him Position, them Position
  • Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 1996-1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Nick Saban · Michigan State 1996-1998 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1996-1997 · him Position, them Position
  • Brian Polian · Michigan State 1997 · him Position, them GA
  • Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 1997-1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Mel Tucker · Michigan State 1997-1998 · him Other, Position, them GA
  • Bill Sheridan · Michigan State 1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Brian Daboll · Michigan State 1998 · him Other, Position, them GA
  • Chris Cosh · Michigan State 1998 · him Other, Position, them DC
  • Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Mark Richt · Georgia 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Mike Bobo · Georgia 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
  • Mike Macdonald · Georgia 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, GA
  • Thomas Brown · Georgia 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Strength
  • Eric Henderson · Georgia 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Chris Wilson · Georgia 2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2014-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Derek Nicholson · Louisville 2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Garrick McGee · Louisville 2014-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
  • Greg Brown · Louisville 2014-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Kolby Smith · Louisville 2014-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Nick Petrino · Louisville 2014-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA, Position
  • Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
  • Terrell Buckley · Louisville 2014-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
  • Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
  • Keith Heyward · Louisville 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
  • Billy Gonzales · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
  • Brett Elliott · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Dean Kennedy · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
  • Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
  • John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
  • Ron English · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Ryan Osborn · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
  • Terrell Buckley · Mississippi State 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Billy Gonzales · Florida 2018-2021 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
  • Brian Johnson · Florida 2018-2020 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Charlton Warren · Florida 2018 · him DC, them Position
  • Dan Mullen* · Florida 2018-2021 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Dean Kennedy · Florida 2018-2021 · him DC, them Analyst, GA, Other
  • Greg Knox · Florida 2018-2021 · him DC, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
  • John Hevesy · Florida 2018-2021 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
  • Larry Scott · Florida 2018-2019 · him DC, them Position
  • Ron English · Florida 2018-2020 · him DC, them Position
  • Ryan Osborn · Florida 2018-2019 · him DC, them GA
  • Sal Sunseri · Florida 2018 · him DC, them Position
  • Tim Skipper · Florida 2018 · him DC, them Position
  • Chuck Heater · Florida 2019 · him DC, them Analyst
  • Garrick McGee · Florida 2020-2021 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
  • Paul Pasqualoni · Florida 2020-2021 · him DC, them Other
  • Tim Brewster · Florida 2020-2021 · him DC, them Other, Position
  • Christian Robinson · Florida 2021 · him DC, them DC
  • Tyson Summers · Florida 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
  • Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
  • Bill O'Brien* · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
  • Charles Kelly* · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
  • Coleman Hutzler · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
  • Dave Huxtable · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
  • Derek Dooley · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
  • Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
  • Joe Cox · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
  • Max Bullough · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them GA
  • Nick Saban · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
  • Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
  • Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Other
  • Travaris Robinson · Alabama 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
  • Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Analyst
  • Clint Bowen · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Analyst, DC
  • Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Head coach, OC
  • Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Position
  • Kevin Johns · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Position
  • Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 · him DC, them Position
  • Alex Mortensen* · UAB 2026 · him DC, them Head coach

Played together