Keith Heyward
Defensive Passing Game Coordinator at California since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 2005
- Teams
- 9
Career
15 stints
2000s
- 2005–2006Oregon StateGraduate Assistant
- 2007Cal PolyLinebackers
- 2008–2011Oregon StateDefensive Backs
2010s
- 2012–2013WashingtonDefensive Backs
- 2014–2015USCDefensive Backs
- 2016LouisvilleDefensive Backs
- 2017OregonSafeties
- 2018–2020OregonCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2019–2020OregonAssistant Head CoachCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
2020s
- 2021CaliforniaOutside Linebackers
- 2022UNLVDefensive Coordinator
- 2023Las Vegas RaidersDefensive Quality Control
- 2024Oregon StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2025CaliforniaDefensive Backs
- 2026–presentCaliforniaDefensive Passing Game Coordinator
Coaching tree
18 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
21
- 2026Tosh LupoiCoached under · California
- 2025Justin WilcoxCoached under · California
- 2025Nick RolovichCoached under · California
- 2024Trent BrayCoached under · Oregon State
- 2023Antonio PierceCoached under · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2023Josh McDanielsCoached under · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2022Marcus ArroyoCoached under · UNLV
- 2021Justin WilcoxCoached under · California
- 2018–2020Mario CristobalCoached under · Oregon
- 2017Willie TaggartCoached under · Oregon
- 2016Bobby PetrinoCoached under · Louisville
- 2015Clay HeltonCoached under · USC
- 2014Steve SarkisianCoached under · USC
- 2013Marques TuiasosopoCoached under · Washington
- 2012–2013Steve SarkisianCoached under · Washington
6 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
17
- 2025Allen BrownSucceeded by · California
- 2025Allen BrownSucceeded · California
- 2025Terrence BrownSucceeded · California
- 2025Tre WatsonSucceeded · California
- 2024Trent BraySucceeded · Oregon State
- 2023Matt FeeneySucceeded · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2023Michael SchererSucceeded by · UNLV
- 2022Peter HansenSucceeded · UNLV
- 2022Vic So'otoSucceeded by · California
- 2021Ken WilsonSucceeded by · Oregon
- 2021Tim DeRuyterSucceeded by · Oregon
- 2019Marcus ArroyoSucceeded · Oregon
- 2018Jim LeavittSucceeded · Oregon
- 2016Ronnie BradfordSucceeded by · USC
- 2014Jimmy LakeSucceeded by · Washington
2 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
22 seasons
- Oregon StatePosition coach · 2008–20114
- OregonCoordinator · 2018–20203
- CaliforniaPosition coach · 2021–20252
- USCPosition coach · 2014–20152
- WashingtonPosition coach · 2012–20132
- Oregon StateAnalyst · 2005–20062
- CaliforniaCoordinator · 2026 · current1
- Oregon StateCoordinator · 20241
- Las Vegas RaidersAnalyst · 20231
- UNLVCoordinator · 20221
- OregonPosition coach · 20171
- LouisvillePosition coach · 20161
- Cal PolyPosition coach · 20071
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Keith Heyward. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.