Coaches
Tim Walton
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Walton
Played at Ohio State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bowling Green | GA | Graduate assistant | Gary Blackney |
| 1996-1998 | Bowling Green | Position | Running backs coach | Gary Blackney |
| 1999 | Bowling Green | Position | Defensive backs coach | Gary Blackney |
| 2000-2001 | Memphis | Position | Defensive backs coach | Rip Scherer (2000), Tommy West (2001) |
| 2002 | Syracuse | Position | Defensive backs coach | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2003 | LSU | Position | Defensive backs coach | Nick Saban |
| 2004-2006 | Miami | Position | Defensive backs coach | Larry Coker |
| 2007 | Miami | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Randy Shannon |
| 2008 | Memphis | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Tommy West |
| 2009-2012 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2013 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2015-2017 | New York Giants (pro) | Position | Cornerbacks coach | not known |
| 2019-2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | Cornerbacks coach | not known |
| 2022-2024 | Ohio State | Position | Associate head coach/Secondary/Cornerbacks coach | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2025- | Ohio State | DC | Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary/Cornerbacks coach✓ | Ryan Day*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 119 |
| 2008 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 74 | 56 | 103 | 120 |
| 2025 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 136 |
| 2026 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 138 |
Worked under
- Gary Blackney · Bowling Green 1995-1999 (GA, Position)
- Rip Scherer · Memphis 2000 (Position)
- Tommy West · Memphis 2001-2008 (DC, Position)
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 2002 (Position)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2003 (Position)
- Larry Coker · Miami 2004-2006 (Position)
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2007 (DC)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2022-2026 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Terry Malone · Bowling Green 1995 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Tim Banks · Bowling Green 1996-1999 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Tim Beckman · Bowling Green 1998-1999 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Clay Helton* · Memphis 2000-2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Russ Huesman · Memphis 2000-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Tommy West · Memphis 2000-2008 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Randy Fichtner · Memphis 2001 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Banks · Memphis 2001 · him Position, them Position
- George DeLeone · Syracuse 2002 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Matt Patricia · Syracuse 2002 · him Position, them GA
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Dunlap · Syracuse 2002 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2003 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Harlon Barnett · LSU 2003 · him Position, them GA
- James Coley · LSU 2003 · him Position, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Lawrence Dawsey · LSU 2003 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Collins · LSU 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Saban · LSU 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Curtis Johnson · Miami 2004-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Coker · Miami 2004-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2004-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Dan Werner · Miami 2005 · him Position, them OC
- Rich Olson · Miami 2006 · him Position, them OC
- Todd Berry · Miami 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Miami 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Patrick Nix · Miami 2007 · him DC, them OC
- Brent Pry · Memphis 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Memphis 2008 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
- Walt Bell · Memphis 2008 · him DC, them GA
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2022-2025 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2024-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position