Daronte Jones

Daronte Jones
LSU Tigers
Position:	Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:	November 11, 1978 (age 43); Annapolis, Maryland
Career information
High school:	Bishop McNamara (MD)
College:	Morgan State
Career history
As a coach:
	Lenoir–Rhyne (2001) ; Graduate assistant; Nicholls State (2002) ; Safeties coach; Franklin HS (LA) (2003) ; Defensive coordinator; Jeanerette HS (LA) (2004) ; Cornerbacks coach; Bowie State (2005–2009) ; Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator; UCLA (2010) ; Graduate assistant; Montreal Alouettes (2011) ; Defensive backs coach; Hawaii (2012–2013) ; Secondary coach; Hawaii (2014) ; Assistant head coach & secondary coach; Wisconsin (2015) ; Defensive backs coach; Miami Dolphins (2016–2017) ; Assistant defensive backs coach; Cincinnati Bengals (2018–2019) ; Cornerbacks coach; Minnesota Vikings (2020) ; Defensive backs coach; LSU (2021–present) ; Defensive coordinator;

Daronte Jones (born November 11, 1978) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator at Louisiana State University. He was previously the defensive backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

Playing career[]

Jones played as a cornerback for one season at Temple in 1996, but then transferred to Morgan State University.^[1] Unfortunately his playing career ended after his second season with the Morgan State after repeated injuries led to nerve damage.^[2]

Coaching career[]

After being a graduate assistant at Lenoir–Rhyne and coaching safeties at Nicholls State,^[2] he was a defensive coordinator for two years at two separate Louisiana high schools.^[3] From 2005-2009, Jones was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Bowie State University in his home state of Maryland. He spent the 2010 season coaching at UCLA. After a one year stint coaching the Montreal Allouettes of the CFL, he spent 3 years coaching at Hawaii. He then would spend a year in the Big 10 coaching at Wisconsin.^[4]

NFL[]

Jones began coaching in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, where he worked as assistant defensive backs coach for two seasons. The next two years he spent coaching the secondary for the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2020 he was the defensive backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings.

LSU[]

Jones was named the defensive coordinator at LSU on January 26, 2021.^[5]

References[]

^ "5 Things to Know About New Vikings DBs Coach Daronte Jones". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ ^a ^b Singleton, Chris. "New LSU defensive coordinator Daronte Jones started coaching career at Nicholls, left lasting impression". Houma Today. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "LSU hires Vikes' Jones as defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "Meet LSU's new defensive staff: Young, bright and ready to work". [225]. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "Daronte Jones Named Defensive Coordinator". LSUSports.net. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

External links[]

LSU Tigers bio

[1] "5 Things to Know About New Vikings DBs Coach Daronte Jones". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[:0-2] Singleton, Chris. "New LSU defensive coordinator Daronte Jones started coaching career at Nicholls, left lasting impression". Houma Today. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[3] "LSU hires Vikes' Jones as defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[4] "Meet LSU's new defensive staff: Young, bright and ready to work". [225]. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[5] "Daronte Jones Named Defensive Coordinator". LSUSports.net. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]