Ryan Walters
Defensive Coordinator at Washington since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 18
- First season
- 2009
- Teams
- 9
Career
12 stints
- 2009ColoradoStudent Assistant
- 2010ArizonaGraduate Assistant
- 2011ArizonaDefensive Backs
- 2012–2013OklahomaDefensive Graduate Assistant
- 2013North TexasCornerbacks
- 2014MemphisCornerbacks
- 2015MissouriSafeties
- 2016–2017MissouriCo-Defensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2018–2020MissouriDefensive CoordinatorDefensive BacksOutside LinebackersSafeties
- 2021–2022IllinoisDefensive Coordinator
- 2023–2024PurdueHead Coach
- 2025–presentWashingtonDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
11 mentors, 30 protégés, 1 branch — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
41
- 2025–2026Jedd FischCoached under · Washington
- 2024Andy BuhMentored · Purdue
- 2024Angel MatuteMentored · Purdue
- 2024Austin KarrMentored · Purdue
- 2024Cameron ColbertMentored · Purdue
- 2024Chris PetrilliMentored · Purdue
- 2024Courtney ArnickMentored · Purdue
- 2024Durron NealMentored · Purdue
- 2024Greg RobinsonMentored · Purdue
- 2024Jason SimmonsMentored · Purdue
- 2024Jeff SmartMentored · Purdue
- 2024Justin SinzMentored · Purdue
- 2024Keith TowbridgeMentored · Purdue
- 2024Myles QuimbyMentored · Purdue
- 2024Nate RockMentored · Purdue
26 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
13
- 2025Barry OdomSucceeded by · Purdue
- 2025Stephen BelichickSucceeded · Washington
- 2023Aaron HenrySucceeded by · Illinois
- 2023Jeff BrohmSucceeded · Purdue
- 2021Steve WilksSucceeded by · Missouri
- 2018DeMontie CrossSucceeded · Missouri
- 2014Corey CallensSucceeded by · Oklahoma
- 2014Courtney VineySucceeded by · Oklahoma
- 2014LaMarcus HicksSucceeded by · North Texas
- 2013Justin GainesSucceeded · North Texas
- 2012Tony GibsonSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2009Bush HamdanSucceeded · Colorado
- 2009Bush HamdanSucceeded by · Colorado
Tenure
18 seasons
- MissouriCoordinator · 2016–20205
- WashingtonCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- PurdueHead coach · 2023–20242
- IllinoisCoordinator · 2021–20222
- OklahomaAnalyst · 2012–20132
- MissouriPosition coach · 20151
- MemphisPosition coach · 20141
- North TexasPosition coach · 20131
- ArizonaPosition coach · 20111
- ArizonaAnalyst · 20101
- ColoradoAnalyst · 20091
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Ryan Walters. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.