Coaches
D. J. Eliot
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
D. J. Eliot
Played at Wyoming 1996-1998
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Wyoming | GA | Graduate assistant | Dana Dimel |
| 2000-2001 | Houston | GA | Graduate assistant | Dana Dimel |
| 2002 | Miami | GA | Graduate assistant | Larry Coker |
| 2003 | Texas State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Texas State | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2006 | Tulsa | Position | Linebackers coach | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2007-2009 | Rice | Position | Defensive line coach & recruiting coordinator | David Bailiff |
| 2010-2012 | Florida State | Position | Defensive ends coach | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2012 | Florida State | DCinterim | Defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2013-2016 | Kentucky | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Mark Stoops |
| 2017-2018 | Colorado | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2019-2020 | Kansas | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Les Miles |
| 2022 | Temple | DC | Defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach✓ | Stan Drayton |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2025-2026 | NC State | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Dave Doeren* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 120 | 102 | 108 | 95 | 125 |
| 2014 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 87 | 98 | 120 | 128 |
| 2015 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 50 | 73 | 78 | 68 | 128 |
| 2016 | Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 105 | 87 | 122 | 50 | 128 |
| 2017 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 80 | 101 | 12 | 130 |
| 2018 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 57 | 52 | 91 | 130 |
| 2019 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 119 | 127 | 91 | 130 |
| 2020 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 124 | 91 | 118 | 127 |
| 2022 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 75 | 80 | 73 | 105 | 131 |
| 2025 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 92 | 87 | 49 | 87 | 136 |
| 2026 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 90 | 77 | 92 | 138 |
Worked under
- Dana Dimel · Wyoming 1999 (GA)
- Dana Dimel · Houston 2000-2001 (GA)
- Larry Coker · Miami 2002 (GA)
- Steve Kragthorpe · Tulsa 2006 (Position)
- David Bailiff · Rice 2007-2009 (Other, Position)
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2010-2012 (DC, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2013-2016 (DC, Position)
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2017-2018 (DC, Position)
- Les Miles · Kansas 2019-2020 (DC)
- Stan Drayton · Temple 2022 (DC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dana Dimel · Wyoming 1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mark Stoops · Wyoming 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Vic Koenning · Wyoming 1999 · him GA, them DC
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 2000-2001 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Dana Dimel · Houston 2000-2001 · him GA, them Head coach
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 2000-2001 · him GA, them DC
- Mark Stoops · Houston 2000 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Curtis Johnson · Miami 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Frank Giufre · Miami 2002 · him GA, them GA
- Larry Coker · Miami 2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mark Stoops · Miami 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2002 · him GA, them DC
- Ron Roberts · Texas State 2003 · him Position, them DC
- David Bailiff · Texas State 2004-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jason Washington · Texas State 2004-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Travis Bush · Texas State 2004-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Herman · Texas State 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Tulsa 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Derek Jones · Tulsa 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Tulsa 2006 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Wells · Tulsa 2006 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Kragthorpe · Tulsa 2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Driesbach · Rice 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Craig Naivar · Rice 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- David Bailiff · Rice 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- David Beaty · Rice 2007 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Drew Mehringer · Rice 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Jason Washington · Rice 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tom Herman · Rice 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Rice 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dameyune Craig · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Eddie Gran · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Greg Hudson · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- James Coley · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Lawrence Dawsey · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mark Stoops · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Terrell Buckley · Florida State 2010-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Travis Trickett · Florida State 2010 · him Position, them GA
- Ryan Stanchek · Florida State 2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Kentucky 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Derrick Ansley · Kentucky 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Powledge · Kentucky 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Neal Brown* · Kentucky 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Shannon Dawson · Kentucky 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Kentucky 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Clinkscale · Kentucky 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Lindgren · Colorado 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Colorado 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ross Els · Colorado 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Klayton Adams · Colorado 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kurt Roper · Colorado 2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Brent Dearmon · Kansas 2019-2020 · him DC, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Hecklinski · Kansas 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Kim Dameron · Kansas 2019 · him DC, them Analyst
- Les Koenning · Kansas 2019 · him DC, them OC
- Les Miles · Kansas 2019-2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · Kansas 2019 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Travis Partridge · Kansas 2019-2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Jordan Peterson · Kansas 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Woods · Temple 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Temple 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Everett Withers · Temple 2022 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Stan Drayton · Temple 2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Charlton Warren · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Joker Phillips · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.