Kirby Smart
Head Coach at Georgia since 2016.
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- Seasons coached
- 28
- First season
- 1999
- Teams
- 6
Career
10 stints
- 1999GeorgiaAdministrative Assistant
- 2000Valdosta StateDefensive Backs
- 2001Valdosta StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2002–2003Florida StateGraduate Assistant
- 2004LSUDefensive Backs
- 2005GeorgiaRunning Backs
- 2006Miami DolphinsSafeties
- 2007AlabamaDefensive Backs
- 2008–2015AlabamaDefensive CoordinatorDefensive BacksInside LinebackersLinebackers
- 2016–presentGeorgiaHead Coach
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 174 protégés, 12 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
218
- 2026Adam RayMentored · Georgia
- 2026Alex CaputoMentored · Georgia
- 2026Angela EllingtonMentored · Georgia
- 2026Ann HuntMentored · Georgia
- 2026Anna DeFabioMentored · Georgia
- 2026Austin ChambersMentored · Georgia
- 2026Brandi AllenMentored · Georgia
- 2026Brandon GilbertMentored · Georgia
- 2026Brandon WebsterMentored · Georgia
- 2026Brenden HarrisonMentored · Georgia
- 2026Brittany deCampMentored · Georgia
- 2026Bryant GanttMentored · Georgia
- 2026Bryson Allen-WilliamsMentored · Georgia
- 2026Caden WilliamsMentored · Georgia
- 2026Cate HerrmansMentored · Georgia
203 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2016Jeremy PruittSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2016Mark RichtSucceeded · Georgia
- 2008Kevin SteeleSucceeded · Alabama
- 2007Chris BallSucceeded · Alabama
- 2005Doug MallorySucceeded by · LSU
- 2004Tim WaltonSucceeded · LSU
Tenure
28 seasons
- GeorgiaHead coach · 2016–2026 · current11
- AlabamaCoordinator · 2008–20158
- Florida StateAnalyst · 2002–20032
- AlabamaPosition coach · 20071
- Miami DolphinsPosition coach · 20061
- GeorgiaPosition coach · 20051
- LSUPosition coach · 20041
- Valdosta StateCoordinator · 20011
- Valdosta StatePosition coach · 20001
- GeorgiaOperations · 19991
Pipeline
7 of 19 coordinators
- 4 seasonsTodd Monkenunder at Georgia 2020 · head coach at Cleveland Browns2026
- 2 seasonsScott Cochranunder at Georgia 2020 · head coach at West Alabama2025
- 1 seasonDell McGeeunder at Georgia 2016 · head coach at Georgia State2024
- 1 seasonDan Lanningunder at Georgia 2018 · head coach at Oregon2022
- 4 seasonsShane Beamerunder at Georgia 2016 · head coach at South Carolina2021
- 1 seasonSam Pittmanunder at Georgia 2016 · head coach at Arkansas2020
- 1 seasonMel Tuckerunder at Georgia 2016 · head coach at Colorado2019
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Kirby Smart. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.