Manny Diaz
Head Coach at Duke since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 29
- First season
- 1998
- Teams
- 9
Career
14 stints
1990s
- 1998–1999Florida StateGraduate Assistant
2000s
- 2000–2001NC StateGraduate Assistant
- 2002–2003NC StateLinebackers
- 2004–2005NC StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorSafeties
- 2006–2009Middle TennesseeDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
2010s
- 2010Mississippi StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2011–2013TexasDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2014Louisiana TechDefensive Coordinator
- 2015Mississippi StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2016–2017MiamiDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2018Miamidc
- 2019–2021MiamiHead Coach
2020s
- 2022–2023Penn StateDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2024–presentDukeHead Coach
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 73 protégés, 5 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
87
- 2026Alex DevineMentored · Duke
- 2026Annika MorrisMentored · Duke
- 2026Ashley BellamyMentored · Duke
- 2026Austin ShepherdMentored · Duke
- 2026Binuk KodituwakkuMentored · Duke
- 2026Brendan NaveMentored · Duke
- 2026Brent GreenbergMentored · Duke
- 2026Colin DiazMentored · Duke
- 2026David FeeleyMentored · Duke
- 2026David StuckmanMentored · Duke
- 2026Dustin AvolioMentored · Duke
- 2026Gabe InfanteMentored · Duke
- 2026Gabriel WilliamsMentored · Duke
- 2026Gator LamascusMentored · Duke
- 2026Gehrig HosslerMentored · Duke
72 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
18
- 2024Mike ElkoSucceeded · Duke
- 2024Tom AllenSucceeded by · Penn State
- 2024Trooper TaylorSucceeded · Duke
- 2022Brent PrySucceeded · Penn State
- 2022Mario CristobalSucceeded by · Miami
- 2021Jess SimpsonSucceeded by · Miami
- 2019Mark RichtSucceeded · Miami
- 2016Peter SirmonSucceeded by · Mississippi State
- 2015Blake BakerSucceeded by · Louisiana Tech
- 2014Kim DameronSucceeded · Louisiana Tech
- 2014Vance BedfordSucceeded by · Texas
- 2013Greg RobinsonSucceeded by · Texas
- 2011Geoff CollinsSucceeded by · Mississippi State
- 2011Will MuschampSucceeded · Texas
- 2010Carl TorbushSucceeded · Mississippi State
3 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
29 seasons
- Middle TennesseeCoordinator · 2006–20094
- DukeHead coach · 2024–2026 · current3
- MiamiHead coach · 2019–20213
- MiamiCoordinator · 2016–20183
- TexasCoordinator · 2011–20133
- Penn StateCoordinator · 2022–20232
- Mississippi StateCoordinator · 2010–20152
- NC StateCoordinator · 2004–20052
- NC StatePosition coach · 2002–20032
- NC StateAnalyst · 2000–20012
- Florida StateAnalyst · 1998–19992
- Louisiana TechCoordinator · 20141
Pipeline
4 of 12 coordinators
- 1 seasonWillie Simmonsunder at Duke 2024 · head coach at Florida International2025
- 3 seasonsEphraim Bandaunder at Miami 2019 · head coach at Cleveland Browns2023
- 1 seasonRhett Lashleeunder at Miami 2020 · head coach at SMU2022
- 0 seasonsJess Simpsonunder at Miami 2021 · head coach at Miami2021
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Manny Diaz. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.