2023 35 UNDER 35 PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
December 5, 2022
The AFCA is pleased to announce the selections for its 2023 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This year’s class was chosen from a field of over 200 high-quality applicants.
Congratulations to the 2023 Class!
Name School Position
Harland Bower Duke Defensive Ends Coach, Assistant Special Teams Coach
Nick Brace Mary-Hardin Baylor Defensive Line Coach
Jacob Bronowski Miami (Ohio) Special Teams Coordinator
Erick Capetillo Las Vegas High School Head Coach
Josh Cochran Texas Tech Tight Ends Coach
Danny Collins Minnesota Safeties Coach
CJ Cox Kent State Secondary Coach, Pass Game Coordinator
MD Daniels Iowa Wesleyan Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Enrique Davis Western Kentucky Running Backs Coach
Doug Deakin San Diego State Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach
Cedric Douglas Buffalo Defensive Line Coach
Bryant Haines James Madison Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach
George Helow Michigan Linebackers Coach
Drew Hollingshead Mississippi State Inside Wide Receivers Coach
Brad Idzik Seattle Seahawks Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
Tanner Jacobson Tyler Junior College Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Cam Jones Duluth High School Head Football Coach
Zach Kittley Texas Tech Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach
Cody Ladutko Coastal Carolina Tight Ends Coach
Taylor Lamb Virginia Quarterbacks Coach
Nate Letton Cincinnati Tight Ends Coach
Kevin May Seton Hill Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach
Kris McCullough East Central Head Coach
JaMarkus McFarland TCU Defensive Line Coach
Grant Newsome Michigan Tight Ends Coach
Tyler Osborne Sacramento State Wide Receivers Coach
Aaron Pflugrad Northern Arizona Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach
Ray Pickering Texas Offensive Assistant
Kelsey Pope Tennessee Wide Receivers Coach
Ed Raby Jr. SUNY- Morrisville Head Coach
Christian Robinson Auburn Linebackers Coach, Defensive Run Game Coordinator
Jimmy Rogers South Dakota State Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers Coach
Kevin Smith Old Dominion Assistant Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Coach
David Stuckman Incarnate Word Defensive Passing Game Coordinator, Cornerbacks Coach
Chidera Uzo-Diribe Georgia Outside Linebackers Coach
TJ Vernieri Calgary Stampeders Running Backs Coach, Global Draft Coordinator
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
RELATED ARTICLE: How to Apply for the AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute
Members of the AFCA 2022 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute receive a stipend to assist with expenses incurred while attending the AFCA Convention. They will be published in the bi-monthly AFCA Magazine, AFCA Insider weekly email blast, and/or have their articles and videos added to the AFCA Educational Library. Additionally, participants will be placed on the AFCA Foundation Committee and become a part of a prestigious network of rising coaches in the profession along with many other great benefits.
To be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1987, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant’s choosing back in the summer.
RELATED ARTICLE: 2022 35 Under 35 Participants Announced By AFCA
Those interested in applying for next year’s class, submissions for the AFCA 2024 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute will run from July 1st to July 31st, 2023.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
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The AFCA is pleased to announce the selections for its 2023 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This year’s class was chosen from a field of over 200 high-quality applicants.
Congratulations to the 2023 Class!
| Name | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Harland Bower | Duke | Defensive Ends Coach, Assistant Special Teams Coach |
| Nick Brace | Mary-Hardin Baylor | Defensive Line Coach |
| Jacob Bronowski | Miami (Ohio) | Special Teams Coordinator |
| Erick Capetillo | Las Vegas High School | Head Coach |
| Josh Cochran | Texas Tech | Tight Ends Coach |
| Danny Collins | Minnesota | Safeties Coach |
| CJ Cox | Kent State | Secondary Coach, Pass Game Coordinator |
| MD Daniels | Iowa Wesleyan | Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator |
| Enrique Davis | Western Kentucky | Running Backs Coach |
| Doug Deakin | San Diego State | Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach |
| Cedric Douglas | Buffalo | Defensive Line Coach |
| Bryant Haines | James Madison | Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach |
| George Helow | Michigan | Linebackers Coach |
| Drew Hollingshead | Mississippi State | Inside Wide Receivers Coach |
| Brad Idzik | Seattle Seahawks | Assistant Wide Receivers Coach |
| Tanner Jacobson | Tyler Junior College | Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator |
| Cam Jones | Duluth High School | Head Football Coach |
| Zach Kittley | Texas Tech | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach |
| Cody Ladutko | Coastal Carolina | Tight Ends Coach |
| Taylor Lamb | Virginia | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Nate Letton | Cincinnati | Tight Ends Coach |
| Kevin May | Seton Hill | Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach |
| Kris McCullough | East Central | Head Coach |
| JaMarkus McFarland | TCU | Defensive Line Coach |
| Grant Newsome | Michigan | Tight Ends Coach |
| Tyler Osborne | Sacramento State | Wide Receivers Coach |
| Aaron Pflugrad | Northern Arizona | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach |
| Ray Pickering | Texas | Offensive Assistant |
| Kelsey Pope | Tennessee | Wide Receivers Coach |
| Ed Raby Jr. | SUNY- Morrisville | Head Coach |
| Christian Robinson | Auburn | Linebackers Coach, Defensive Run Game Coordinator |
| Jimmy Rogers | South Dakota State | Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers Coach |
| Kevin Smith | Old Dominion | Assistant Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Coach |
| David Stuckman | Incarnate Word | Defensive Passing Game Coordinator, Cornerbacks Coach |
| Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Georgia | Outside Linebackers Coach |
| TJ Vernieri | Calgary Stampeders | Running Backs Coach, Global Draft Coordinator |
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
RELATED ARTICLE: How to Apply for the AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute
Members of the AFCA 2022 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute receive a stipend to assist with expenses incurred while attending the AFCA Convention. They will be published in the bi-monthly AFCA Magazine, AFCA Insider weekly email blast, and/or have their articles and videos added to the AFCA Educational Library. Additionally, participants will be placed on the AFCA Foundation Committee and become a part of a prestigious network of rising coaches in the profession along with many other great benefits.
To be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1987, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant’s choosing back in the summer.
RELATED ARTICLE: 2022 35 Under 35 Participants Announced By AFCA
Those interested in applying for next year’s class, submissions for the AFCA 2024 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute will run from July 1st to July 31st, 2023.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
