Coaches
Derrick Nix
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Derrick Nix
Played at Southern Miss 1998-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Southern Miss (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004-2005 | Southern Miss | Position | TE | Jeff Bower |
| 2006-2007 | Southern Miss | Position | RB | Jeff Bower |
| 2008-2019 | Ole Miss | Position | RB | Houston Nutt (2008-2011), Hugh Freeze (2012-2016), Matt Luke (2017-2019) |
| 2020-2022 | Ole Miss | Position | WR | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | Position | AHC/WR | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2024-2025 | Auburn | OC | OC/RB✓ | Hugh Freeze |
| 2026- | Alabama | Position | WR | Kalen DeBoer*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 72 | 29 | 74 | 134 |
| 2025 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 63 | 69 | 51 | 36 | 136 |
Worked under
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2004-2007 (Position)
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2008-2011 (Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2016 (Position)
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2017-2019 (Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2020-2023 (Other, Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jay Johnson · Southern Miss 2004-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2004-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 2007 · him Position, them Position
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2008-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Ole Miss 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC
- Kim Dameron · Ole Miss 2008-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · Ole Miss 2008-2019 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Arthur Smith · Ole Miss 2010 · him Position, them Analyst
- David Rader · Ole Miss 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- David Lee · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them OC
- Gunter Brewer · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Keith Burns · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Analyst, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them OC
- Dave Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Grant Heard · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kane Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him Position, them GA
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2012-2019 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Tom Allen · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Wesley McGriff · Ole Miss 2012-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Jason Jones · Ole Miss 2013-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Aplin · Ole Miss 2013 · him Position, them GA
- Chris Rippon · Ole Miss 2015-2019 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Ole Miss 2017 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jack Bicknell · Ole Miss 2017-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Phil Longo* · Ole Miss 2017-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · Ole Miss 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Jon Sumrall* · Ole Miss 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Calvin Magee · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Blake Gideon · Ole Miss 2020 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Chris Partridge · Ole Miss 2020-2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- D.J. Durkin · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Ole Miss 2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2020-2023 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Monte Kiffin · Ole Miss 2020-2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Terrell Buckley · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Ole Miss 2021 · him Position, them ST coord.
- John David Baker · Ole Miss 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Ole Miss 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · Ole Miss 2022 · him Position, them Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Ole Miss 2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Seth Doege · Ole Miss 2022 · him Position, them Analyst
- Lou Spanos · Ole Miss 2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Ole Miss 2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Ole Miss 2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Charles Kelly* · Auburn 2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Auburn 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chad Lunsford · Auburn 2025 · him OC, Position, them ST coord.
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Morrell · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kane Wommack · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Maurice Linguist · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ryan Grubb · Alabama 2026 · him Position, them OC