Nathan Burton

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Nathan Burton
Current position
TitleCo-defensive coordinator & inside linebackers coach
Team Troy
Conference Sun Belt
Biographical details
Born (1980-04-29) April 29, 1980 (age 44)
Alma mater Georgia Tech
Playing career
2001–2004 Georgia Tech
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2008 Georgia Tech (GA)
2009 Oklahoma State (GA)
2010–2011 UT Martin (LB/DB)
2012–2013 Shorter (DC/DB)
2014–2016 West Alabama (DC/DB/LB)
2017 NC State (Defensive quality control)
2018 Temple (DB)
2019–2021Georgia Tech (Co-DC/S)
2022 New Orleans Breakers (DB)
2023 Kennesaw State (DC)
2024–present Troy (Co-DC/ILB)

Nathan Isaac Burton (born April 29, 1980) is an American football coach. He is the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach for Troy University, positions he has held since 2024. He previously was the defensive backs coach for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He previously was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Kennesaw State Owls.

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Playing career

Burton was a walk-on at Georgia Tech and played safety for the Yellow Jackets from 2001 to 2004. [1]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

After his playing career concluded, Burton stayed at Georgia Tech as a graduate assistant, a role he held for four seasons. He was also a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State for one season before moving on to UT Martin as their linebackers/defensive backs coach. [2] Burton also had stints as a defensive coordinator at both Shorter and West Alabama before spending 2017 at NC State as a quality control assistant. [3]

Temple

Burton was named the defensive backs coach at Temple in 2018, reuniting him with Owls head coach Geoff Collins, who was an assistant at Georgia Tech when Burton was a player. [4]

Georgia Tech

After Collins was named head coach at Georgia Tech in 2019, Burton was named the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Yellow Jackets. [5] His contract was not renewed after the 2021 season. [6]

New Orleans Breakers

In 2022, he coached the secondary for the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL.

Kennesaw State

In 2023, Burton was named the Defensive Coordinator for Kennesaw State Owls. [7]

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References

  1. "Tech grad Nathan Burton: 'Surreal' to be back". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. "Full-circle moments: Tashard Choice, Nathan Burton excited for return to Georgia Tech". The Athletic. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. "Burton Named UWA Football Defensive Coordinator". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. "Temple football hires assistant, releases 2018 schedule". The Temple News. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. "Geoff Collins adds Nathan Burton, Jeff Popovich to new Georgia Tech staff". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. "Collins Announces Football Staff Changes". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. "Nathan Burton Biography". Kennesaw State Owls. Retrieved July 6, 2023.