Derek Jones
Current position
TitleCornerbacks coach
TeamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
Annual salary$550,000
Biographical details
BornWoodruff, South Carolina
Alma materOle Miss
Playing career
1993–1996Ole Miss
N/AToronto Argonauts
N/AEdmonton Eskimos
1997Nashville Kats
Position(s)Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999Ole Miss (GA)
2000–2004Murray State (CB/RC)
2005Middle Tennessee State (DB)
2006Tulsa (CB)
2007Memphis (CB)
2008–2014Duke (DB/A-ST)
2015–2017Duke (CB/A-ST)
2018–2019Duke (AHC/DB)
2020–2021Texas Tech (AHC/Co-DC/DB)
2022–presentVirginia Tech (CB)

Derek Jones is an American college football coach and former professional player. Jones is currently the cornerbacks coach for Virginia Tech Hokies football, serving under first-year head coach Brent Pry.[1] He played cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL).

Early life

Jones was born in Woodruff, South Carolina. He later earned a degree in Public Administration from Ole Miss, where he also played as a cornerback.[2] Jones also played in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos. Jones played in the AFL for the Nashville Kats.[3]

Coaching career

Assistant coaching career

A coaching veteran, Jones has been an assistant coach at numerous stops and has worked under several head coaches, including David Cutcliffe at Duke and Ole Miss, Tommy West at Memphis, Steve Kragthorpe at Tulsa, Joe Pannunzio at Murray State, and, most recently, Matt Wells at Texas Tech.[4]

Virginia Tech

During December 2021, Coach Brent Pry announced that Jones would be joining his new staff as a defensive assistant at Virginia Tech.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Longtime ACC coach Derek Jones joins Virginia Tech football staff". Hokie Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Derek Jones Bio". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Derek Jones Bio". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Derek Jones Bio" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Roy-Stewart, Joe (5 December 2021). "Virginia Tech Welcomes Derek Jones to the Pry Coaching Staff". Gobbler Country. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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