Tom Sims
Defensive Coordinator at Wayne State since 2023.
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- Seasons coached
- 30
- First season
- 1997
- Teams
- 11
Career
12 stints
- 1997–1999Western KentuckyDefensive Line
- 2000Eastern MichiganDefensive Line
- 2001–2004MinnesotaDefensive Line
- 2005–2008IllinoisDefensive Line
- 2009KansasDefensive Line
- 2010–2014Youngstown StateDefensive Line
- 2015–2016PittsburghDefensive Line
- 2017Baltimore RavensAssistant Coach
- 2018Savannah StateDefensive Line
- 2019–2021Savannah StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2022Arkansas-Pine BluffCo-Defensive Coordinator
- 2023–presentWayne StateDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Line
Coaching tree
13 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
13
- 2022Don TreadwellCoached under · Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- 2019–2021Shawn QuinnCoached under · Savannah State
- 2017John HarbaughCoached under · Baltimore Ravens
- 2017Mike MacdonaldCoached under · Baltimore Ravens
- 2015–2016Pat NarduzziCoached under · Pittsburgh
- 2010–2014Eric WolfordCoached under · Youngstown State
- 2009Mark ManginoCoached under · Kansas
- 2008Byron HardmonCoached under · Illinois
- 2006Ben MillerCoached under · Illinois
- 2005–2008Ron ZookCoached under · Illinois
- 2001–2004Glen MasonCoached under · Minnesota
- 2000Jeff WoodruffCoached under · Eastern Michigan
- 1997–1999Jack HarbaughCoached under · Western Kentucky
Succeeded
3
- 2017Charlie PartridgeSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 2000Kerry LocklinSucceeded · Eastern Michigan
- 1997Curtis BraySucceeded · Western Kentucky
Tenure
30 seasons
- Youngstown StatePosition coach · 2010–20145
- Wayne StateCoordinator · 2023–2026 · current4
- IllinoisPosition coach · 2005–20084
- MinnesotaPosition coach · 2001–20044
- Savannah StateCoordinator · 2019–20213
- Western KentuckyPosition coach · 1997–19993
- PittsburghPosition coach · 2015–20162
- Arkansas-Pine BluffCoordinator · 20221
- Savannah StatePosition coach · 20181
- Baltimore RavensPosition coach · 20171
- KansasPosition coach · 20091
- Eastern MichiganPosition coach · 20001
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tom Sims. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.