D. J. Eliot
Defensive Coordinator at NC State since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 26
- First season
- 1999
- Teams
- 13
Career
14 stints
1990s
- 1999WyomingGraduate Assistant
2000s
- 2000–2001HoustonGraduate Assistant
- 2002MiamiGraduate Assistant
- 2003Texas StateDefensive Backs
- 2004–2005Texas StateLinebackers
- 2006TulsaLinebackers
- 2007–2009RiceDefensive Line
2010s
- 2010–2012Florida StateDefensive Ends
- 2013–2016KentuckyDefensive CoordinatorInside LinebackersLinebackers
- 2017–2018ColoradoDefensive CoordinatorLinebackersOutside Linebackers
- 2019–2020KansasDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
2020s
- 2022TempleDefensive Coordinator
- 2023Philadelphia EaglesLinebackers
- 2025–presentNC StateDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
16 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
18
- 2025–2026Dave DoerenCoached under · NC State
- 2022Stan DraytonCoached under · Temple
- 2019–2020Les MilesCoached under · Kansas
- 2018Kurt RoperCoached under · Colorado
- 2017–2018Mike MacIntyreCoached under · Colorado
- 2013–2016Mark StoopsCoached under · Kentucky
- 2013Matt PowledgeCoached under · Kentucky
- 2010–2012Jimbo FisherCoached under · Florida State
- 2010Travis TrickettCoached under · Florida State
- 2007–2009David BailiffCoached under · Rice
- 2006Steve KragthorpeCoached under · Tulsa
- 2004–2005David BailiffCoached under · Texas State
- 2003Manny MatsakisCoached under · Texas State
- 2002Clint HurttCoached under · Miami
- 2002Larry CokerCoached under · Miami
3 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
10
- 2025Tony GibsonSucceeded · NC State
- 2023Everett WithersSucceeded by · Temple
- 2022Jeff KnowlesSucceeded · Temple
- 2021Brian BorlandSucceeded by · Kansas
- 2019Clint BowenSucceeded · Kansas
- 2019Tyson SummersSucceeded by · Colorado
- 2017Matt HouseSucceeded by · Kentucky
- 2013Rick MinterSucceeded · Kentucky
- 2013Sal SunseriSucceeded by · Florida State
- 2006Keith PattersonSucceeded · Tulsa
Tenure
26 seasons
- KentuckyCoordinator · 2013–20164
- Florida StatePosition coach · 2010–20123
- RicePosition coach · 2007–20093
- Texas StatePosition coach · 2003–20053
- NC StateCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- KansasCoordinator · 2019–20202
- ColoradoCoordinator · 2017–20182
- HoustonAnalyst · 2000–20012
- Philadelphia EaglesPosition coach · 20231
- TempleCoordinator · 20221
- TulsaPosition coach · 20061
- MiamiAnalyst · 20021
- WyomingAnalyst · 19991
Moves
Nothing on the wire for D. J. Eliot. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.