Dennis Thurman
Defensive Coordinator at Hawai'i since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 34
- First season
- 1988
- Teams
- 10
Career
12 stints
- 1988–1989Phoenix CardinalsDefensive Backs
- 1992Ohio GloryDefensive Coordinator
- 1993–2000USCDefensive Backs
- 2002–2003Baltimore RavensDefensive Assistant
- 2004–2007Baltimore RavensDefensive Backs
- 2008–2012New York JetsDefensive Backs
- 2013–2014New York JetsDefensive Coordinator
- 2015–2016Buffalo BillsDefensive Coordinator
- 2019Memphis ExpressDefensive CoordinatorCornerbacks
- 2020–2022Jackson StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2023ColoradoDefensive Quality Control
- 2024–presentHawai'iDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
7 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
- 2024–2026Timmy ChangCoached under · Hawai'i
- 2023Deion SandersCoached under · Colorado
- 2020–2022Deion SandersCoached under · Jackson State
- 2015–2016Rex RyanCoached under · Buffalo Bills
- 2009–2014Rex RyanCoached under · New York Jets
- 2002–2007Brian BillickCoached under · Baltimore Ravens
- 2002–2007Mike PettineCoached under · Baltimore Ravens
- 1998–2000Paul HackettCoached under · USC
- 1993–1997John RobinsonCoached under · USC
Succeeded
15
- 2024Gabe LynnSucceeded by · Colorado
- 2024Jacob YoroSucceeded · Hawai'i
- 2024Warren SappSucceeded by · Colorado
- 2023Anthony BalancierSucceeded by · Colorado
- 2023Jon BradleySucceeded by · Jackson State
- 2023Michael DowningSucceeded · Colorado
- 2023Vincent DancySucceeded · Colorado
- 2023Vincent DancySucceeded by · Colorado
- 2013Mike PettineSucceeded · New York Jets
- 2008Chuck PaganoSucceeded by · Baltimore Ravens
- 2008Mike MacIntyreSucceeded · New York Jets
- 2004Donnie HendersonSucceeded · Baltimore Ravens
- 1993Bob CopeSucceeded · USC
- 1993Keith BurnsSucceeded · USC
- 1990Jim JohnsonSucceeded by · Phoenix Cardinals
Tenure
34 seasons
- USCPosition coach · 1993–20008
- New York JetsPosition coach · 2008–20125
- Baltimore RavensPosition coach · 2004–20074
- Hawai'iCoordinator · 2024–2026 · current3
- Jackson StateCoordinator · 2020–20223
- Buffalo BillsCoordinator · 2015–20162
- New York JetsCoordinator · 2013–20142
- Baltimore RavensAnalyst · 2002–20032
- Phoenix CardinalsPosition coach · 1988–19892
- ColoradoAnalyst · 20231
- Memphis ExpressCoordinator · 20191
- Ohio GloryCoordinator · 19921
Moves
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