Coaches
Kris Richard
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kris Richard
Played at USC 1998-2001
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | USC | GA | Graduate assistant | Pete Carroll |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2011 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | Cornerbacks coach | not known |
| 2012-2014 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2015-2017 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2018-2019 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach & passing game coordinator | not known |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & secondary coach | not known |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2026- | Stanford | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Tavita Pritchard* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 137 | 133 | 134 | 85 | 138 |
Worked under
- Pete Carroll · USC 2008-2009 (GA)
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brennan Carroll · USC 2008-2009 · him GA, them Position
- John Morton · USC 2008-2009 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Nick Holt · USC 2008 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Pete Carroll · USC 2008-2009 · him GA, them Head coach
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2008 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Rocky Seto · USC 2009 · him GA, them DC
- Andy Thompson · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Lindgren · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Nate Byham · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Terry Heffernan · Stanford 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
Played together
- Ryan Nielsen · USC 1998-2001