Coaches
D. K. McDonald
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
D. K. McDonald
Played at Edinboro 1997-2000
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2005 | Edinboro | Position | DB | not known |
| 2006-2010 | IU Pennsylvania | Position | DB | not known |
| 2011 | William & Mary | Position | DB | not known |
| 2012-2015 | Toledo | Position | CB | Matt Campbell* |
| 2016-2018 | Iowa State | Position | PGC/CB | Matt Campbell* |
| 2019-2020 | Iowa State | Position | PGC/S | Matt Campbell* |
| 2021-2022 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Other | assistant DB | not known |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2024 | Kansas | DC | co-DC/CB✓ | Lance Leipold* |
| 2025- | Kansas (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2025-2026 | Kansas | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Lance Leipold* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas | Co-defensive coordinator | 100 | 97 | 106 | 90 | 134 |
Worked under
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2012-2015 (Position)
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2020 (Other, Position)
- Lance Leipold* · Kansas 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Lou Tepper · Edinboro 2003-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Yurcich · Edinboro 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Lou Tepper · IU Pennsylvania 2006-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Corley Jr. · William & Mary 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Scott Boone · William & Mary 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Trevor Andrews · William & Mary 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2012-2015 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2012-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Scott Isphording · Toledo 2012-2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tom Manning · Toledo 2012-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Toledo 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Louis Ayeni · Toledo 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC
- Derek Sage · Toledo 2014-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Heacock · Toledo 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ryan Silverfield* · Toledo 2014 · him Position, them Analyst
- Tyson Veidt · Toledo 2014-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Taylor Mouser · Toledo 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Alex Golesh* · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Hofher · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Gordon · Iowa State 2016-2020 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Jon Heacock · Iowa State 2016-2020 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2020 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Taylor Mouser · Iowa State 2016 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Tom Manning · Iowa State 2016-2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyson Veidt · Iowa State 2016-2020 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Nathan Scheelhaase · Iowa State 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Caponi · Iowa State 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Borland · Kansas 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Grimes · Kansas 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other
- Jim Zebrowski · Kansas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Lance Leipold* · Kansas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Lubick · Kansas 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Andy Kotelnicki · Kansas 2026 · him DC, them OC, Other
- John DeFilippo · Kansas 2026 · him DC, them Analyst