Joel Thomas
Associate Head Coach at New Orleans Saints since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 27
- First season
- 2000
- Teams
- 7
Career
10 stints
- 2000–2001PurdueGraduate Assistant
- 2002–2003LouisvilleRunning Backs
- 2004–2005IdahoCo-Offensive CoordinatorRunning Backs
- 2006–2008PurdueRunning Backs
- 2009–2012WashingtonRunning Backs
- 2012WashingtonAssociate Head CoachRunning Backs
- 2013–2014ArkansasRunning Backs
- 2015–2023New Orleans SaintsRunning Backs
- 2024New York GiantsRunning Backs
- 2025–presentNew Orleans SaintsAssociate Head CoachRunning Backs
Coaching tree
10 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
11
- 2024Brian DabollCoached under · New York Giants
- 2014Aaron HenryCoached under · Arkansas
- 2013–2014Bret BielemaCoached under · Arkansas
- 2009–2012Steve SarkisianCoached under · Washington
- 2006–2008Joe TillerCoached under · Purdue
- 2006–2007Mike JacobsCoached under · Purdue
- 2004–2005Nick HoltCoached under · Idaho
- 2003Bobby PetrinoCoached under · Louisville
- 2002John SmithCoached under · Louisville
- 2002Shawn ClarkCoached under · Louisville
- 2000–2001Joe TillerCoached under · Purdue
Succeeded
8
- 2024Derrick FosterSucceeded by · New Orleans Saints
- 2024Jeff NixonSucceeded · New York Giants
- 2015Dan RousharSucceeded · New Orleans Saints
- 2015Jemal SingletonSucceeded by · Arkansas
- 2013Tim HortonSucceeded · Arkansas
- 2009Cornell JacksonSucceeded by · Purdue
- 2009Steve GervaisSucceeded · Washington
- 2000Darrell PerkinsSucceeded · Purdue
Tenure
27 seasons
- New Orleans SaintsPosition coach · 2015–20239
- WashingtonPosition coach · 2009–20124
- PurduePosition coach · 2006–20083
- New Orleans SaintsCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- ArkansasPosition coach · 2013–20142
- IdahoCoordinator · 2004–20052
- LouisvillePosition coach · 2002–20032
- PurdueAnalyst · 2000–20012
- New York GiantsPosition coach · 20241
- WashingtonCoordinator · 20121
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Joel Thomas. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.