Coaches
Bobby April III
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bobby April III
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Louisiana | GA | Student assistant | Rickey Bustle |
| 2005-2006 | Tulane | GA | Graduate assistant | Chris Scelfo |
| 2007-2009 | Portland State | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator & inside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2010 | Nicholls | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator & safeties coach | not known |
| 2011-2012 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Analyst | Defensive quality control coach | not known |
| 2013 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | Defensive quality control & assistant linebackers coach | not known |
| 2014 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Bills (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2018-2022 | Wisconsin | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach | Paul Chryst (2018-2021), Jim Leonhard (2022) |
| 2023-2025 | Stanford | DC | Defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach✓ | Troy Taylor (2023-2024), Frank Reich (2025) |
| 2026- | Buffalo Bills (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 133 | 131 | 133 | 124 | 133 |
| 2024 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 115 | 118 | 111 | 133 | 134 |
| 2025 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 85 | 105 | 84 | 115 | 136 |
Worked under
- Rickey Bustle · Louisiana 2004 (GA)
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 2005-2006 (GA)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2022 (DC, Position)
- Troy Taylor · Stanford 2023-2024 (DC, Position)
- Frank Reich · Stanford 2025 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brent Pry · Louisiana 2004 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Louisiana 2004 · him GA, them GA
- Rickey Bustle · Louisiana 2004 · him GA, them Head coach
- Shawn Quinn · Louisiana 2004 · him GA, them Position
- Brad Smiley · Tulane 2005-2006 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 2005-2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Eric Schumann · Tulane 2005-2006 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Frank Scelfo · Tulane 2005-2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Brian Smith · Portland State 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jerry Glanville · Portland State 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Brad Davis · Portland State 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Portland State 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Nicholls 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2018-2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2018-2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bobby Engram · Wisconsin 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mark D'Onofrio · Wisconsin 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bob Gregory · Stanford 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mark D'Onofrio · Stanford 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Nate Byham · Stanford 2023-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Troy Taylor · Stanford 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Andy Thompson · Stanford 2025 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Frank Reich · Stanford 2025 · him DC, Position, them Head coach