Brian Smith
Defensive Coordinator at Temple since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 23
- First season
- 2004
- Teams
- 6
Career
10 stints
- 2004MassachusettsOutside Linebackers
- 2005–2006MassachusettsWide Receivers
- 2007–2008New York JetsOffensive Quality Control
- 2009–2012New York JetsDefensive Quality Control
- 2013–2014New York JetsAssistant Defensive Backs
- 2015Philadelphia EaglesAssistant Linebackers
- 2016MichiganSafeties
- 2017MichiganDefensive Backs
- 2018–2024RiceDefensive CoordinatorLinebackersSafeties
- 2025–presentTempleDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
9
- 2025–2026K.C. KeelerCoached under · Temple
- 2024Pete AlamarCoached under · Rice
- 2018–2024Mike BloomgrenCoached under · Rice
- 2016–2017Jim HarbaughCoached under · Michigan
- 2016Mike BrownCoached under · Michigan
- 2015Chip KellyCoached under · Philadelphia Eagles
- 2015Pat ShurmurCoached under · Philadelphia Eagles
- 2009–2014Rex RyanCoached under · New York Jets
- 2004–2006Don BrownCoached under · Massachusetts
Succeeded
8
- 2025Everett WithersSucceeded · Temple
- 2025Jon KaySucceeded by · Rice
- 2018Brian StewartSucceeded · Rice
- 2017Mike ZordichSucceeded · Michigan
- 2017Mike ZordichSucceeded by · Michigan
- 2013Jim O'NeilSucceeded · New York Jets
- 2009Jim O'NeilSucceeded · New York Jets
- 2004Frank ForcucciSucceeded · Massachusetts
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Brian Smith. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.