Derek Jones
Cornerbacks at Tennessee since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 24
- First season
- 1998
- Teams
- 9
Career
12 stints
- 1998–1999Ole MissGraduate Assistant
- 2000–2004Murray StateCornerbacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2005Middle TennesseeDefensive Backs
- 2006TulsaCornerbacks
- 2007MemphisCornerbacks
- 2011DukeAssistant Defensive Backs
- 2013–2017DukeDefensive Backs
- 2018–2019DukeAssociate Head CoachCornerbacksDefensive Backs
- 2020–2021Texas TechCo-Defensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2022Virginia TechCornerbacks
- 2024–2025Virginia TechCornerbacks
- 2026–presentTennesseeCornerbacks
Coaching tree
12 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
15
- 2026Josh HeupelCoached under · Tennessee
- 2025Philip MontgomeryCoached under · Virginia Tech
- 2024–2025Brent PryCoached under · Virginia Tech
- 2022Brent PryCoached under · Virginia Tech
- 2021Sonny CumbieCoached under · Texas Tech
- 2020–2021Matt WellsCoached under · Texas Tech
- 2013–2019David CutcliffeCoached under · Duke
- 2011David CutcliffeCoached under · Duke
- 2007Tommy WestCoached under · Memphis
- 2007Walt BellCoached under · Memphis
- 2006Steve KragthorpeCoached under · Tulsa
- 2005Andy McCollumCoached under · Middle Tennessee
- 2000–2004Joe PannunzioCoached under · Murray State
- 1998–1999David CutcliffeCoached under · Ole Miss
- 1998Tommy TubervilleCoached under · Ole Miss
Succeeded
3
- 2026Nick PerrySucceeded by · Virginia Tech
- 2019Zac RoperSucceeded by · Duke
- 1999Matt LukeSucceeded by · Ole Miss
Tenure
24 seasons
- DukePosition coach · 2011–20176
- Murray StatePosition coach · 2000–20045
- Virginia TechPosition coach · 2022–20253
- Texas TechCoordinator · 2020–20212
- DukeCoordinator · 2018–20192
- Ole MissAnalyst · 1998–19992
- TennesseePosition coach · 2026 · current1
- MemphisPosition coach · 20071
- TulsaPosition coach · 20061
- Middle TennesseePosition coach · 20051
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Derek Jones. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.