Jeff Schmedding

Jeff Schmedding

Denver Broncos
Position:	Inside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	(1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 47) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Career information
College:	Eastern Washington
Career history
As a coach:
Eastern Washington (2004–2006) Graduate assistant Eastern Washington (2007) Safeties coach Eastern Washington (2008–2009) Linebackers coach Eastern Washington (2010–2014) Special teams coordinator/safeties coach Eastern Washington (2015–2018) Defensive coordinator/safeties coach Boise State (2019–2020) Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Auburn (2021) Linebackers coach Auburn (2022) Defensive coordinator Washington State (2023–2024) Defensive coordinator Denver Broncos (2025–present) Inside linebackers coach
Jeff Schmedding (born January 19, 1978) is an American professional football coach who is the inside linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously served as the defensive coordinator for Eastern Washington, Auburn, Boise State, and Washington State. Coaching career Eastern Washington Schmedding began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Eastern Washington. Schmedding would serve numerous roles for the team including coaching special teams, safeties and linebackers before becoming the defensive coordinator for Eastern Washington in 2015. Boise State In 2019, he was hired by Bryan Harsin to serve as the defensive coordinator for Boise State. Auburn In 2021, when Harsin left Boise State for Auburn, he hired Schmedding to coach linebackers. [1] In 2022, Schmedding was named Auburn's defensive coordinator following the departure of Derek Mason. [2] Schmedding also served as Auburn's assistant head coach. [3] [4] Following Bryan Harsin's firing from Auburn midway through the 2022 season, Schmedding was the lone assistant brought by Harsin to Auburn that was retained by interim head coach Cadillac Williams. [5] Upon the hiring of Hugh Freeze it was announced that Schmedding would not be retained by Auburn. [6] Washington State In January 2023, Schmedding was named defensive coordinator at Washington State. [7] On December 2, 2024, Schmedding was fired from Washington State, with the Cougars' defense allowing 429 yards per game (116th in the FBS) and an average of 5.2 yards per rush (120th in the FBS). [8] Denver Broncos On March 21, 2025, Schmedding was hired as the Denver Broncos' inside linebackers coach. [9] Personal life Schmedding is married and has two sons. [10] References "Auburn adds Jeff Schmedding as inside linebackers coach". January 9, 2021. "Auburn promotes LBS coach Schmedding to DC". January 21, 2022. "Jeff Schmedding - Defensive Coordinator - Staff Directory". Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022. "Looking at Jeff Schmedding's Role at Auburn". February 14, 2022. Cole, Adam (November 25, 2022). "The lone Boise transplant still around, Jeff Schmedding has seen his defense thrive in recent games". OANow.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023. Pinkston, Cole (November 30, 2022). "Auburn defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding will not be retained". On3. Retrieved January 5, 2023. "Sources: Wazzu looks to hire Schmedding as DC". January 8, 2023. Bonagura, Kyle (December 2, 2024). "Washington State fires DC Jeff Schmedding after late-season collapse". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2025. Williams, Charean (March 22, 2025). "Broncos hire Jeff Schmedding as inside linebackers coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2025. "Jeff Schmedding - Football Coach". External links Auburn Profile Archived August 1, 2022, at the Wayback Machine This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.