Paul Haynes
Defensive Backs at Wisconsin since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 33
- First season
- 1993
- Teams
- 13
Career
21 stints
1990s
- 1993St. Francis DeSales HS (OH)Assistant Coach
- 1994Bowling GreenGraduate Assistant
- 1995–1996Ferris StateDefensive Backs
- 1997–1998Northern IowaRunning BacksDefensive Backs
- 1999Kent StateDefensive Backs
2000s
- 2000Kent StateAssistant Head CoachSafeties
- 2001Jacksonville JaguarsDefensive Quality Control
- 2002LouisvilleDefensive Backs
- 2003–2004Michigan StateDefensive Backs
- 2005Ohio StateAssistant Coach
- 2006–2007Ohio StateSafeties
- 2008–2009Ohio StateAssistant Coach
2010s
- 2011Ohio StateCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2012ArkansasDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2013–2017Kent StateHead Coach
- 2018–2019Michigan StateDefensive Backs
2020s
- 2020–2021MinnesotaCornerbacks
- 2022MinnesotaCo-Defensive CoordinatorCornerbacks
- 2023–2025WisconsinCornerbacks
- 2026–presentWisconsinDefensive Backs
- 2026Wisconsin (SC)Head Coach
Coaching tree
11 mentors, 13 protégés, 3 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
27
- 2023–2026Luke FickellCoached under · Wisconsin
- 2020–2022P.J. FleckCoached under · Minnesota
- 2018–2019Mark DantonioCoached under · Michigan State
- 2017Dave McMichaelMentored · Kent State
- 2017Doc GambleMentored · Kent State
- 2017Jeff BurrowMentored · Kent State
- 2017Joe TreseyMentored · Kent State
- 2017Mark SpencerMentored · Kent State
- 2017Rob ZeitmanMentored · Kent State
- 2016–2017Ben NeedhamMentored · Kent State
- 2015–2016Hank PoteatMentored · Kent State
- 2014–2017Don TreadwellMentored · Kent State
- 2013–2015Brian GeorgeMentored · Kent State
- 2013–2014Brian RockMentored · Kent State
- 2013–2017Colin FerrellMentored · Kent State
12 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
25
- 2026Robert SteeplesSucceeded by · Wisconsin
- 2023Hank PoteatSucceeded · Wisconsin
- 2023Nick MonroeSucceeded by · Minnesota
- 2020Harlon BarnettSucceeded by · Michigan State
- 2020Rod ChanceSucceeded · Minnesota
- 2018Sean LewisSucceeded by · Kent State
- 2013Chris AshSucceeded by · Arkansas
- 2013Darrell HazellSucceeded · Kent State
- 2012Luke FickellSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2012Willy RobinsonSucceeded · Arkansas
- 2011Luke FickellSucceeded · Ohio State
- 2008Butch ReynoldsSucceeded · Ohio State
- 2008Jeff UhlenhakeSucceeded · Ohio State
- 2005Butch ReynoldsSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2005Chuck DriesbachSucceeded by · Michigan State
10 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
33 seasons
- Kent StateHead coach · 2013–20175
- Ohio StatePosition coach · 2005–20095
- WisconsinPosition coach · 2023–2026 · current4
- Michigan StatePosition coach · 2003–20194
- MinnesotaPosition coach · 2020–20212
- Northern IowaPosition coach · 1997–19982
- Ferris StatePosition coach · 1995–19962
- Wisconsin (SC)Head coach · 20261
- MinnesotaCoordinator · 20221
- ArkansasCoordinator · 20121
- Ohio StateCoordinator · 20111
- LouisvillePosition coach · 20021
- Jacksonville JaguarsAnalyst · 20011
- Kent StateCoordinator · 20001
- Kent StatePosition coach · 19991
- Bowling GreenAnalyst · 19941
- St. Francis DeSales HS (OH)Position coach · 19931
Pipeline
2 of 6 coordinators
- 5 seasonsDon Treadwellunder at Kent State 2014 · head coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff2022
- 3 seasonsBrian Rockunder at Kent State 2013 · head coach at Holy Cross2017
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Paul Haynes. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.