Charles Kelly

Head Coach, Jacksonville State · FBS · since 2025

2 seasons in the seatHead coach highest tier reachedHugh Freeze mentor 14 other mentors 52 protégés

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Experience

19 stints

Head Coach
Jacksonville State
2025–present2 seasons
Co-Defensive Coordinator
Auburn
20241 season
Defensive Coordinator · Safeties
Colorado
20231 season
Associate Defensive Coordinator · Safeties
Alabama
2019–20224 seasons
Special Teams Coordinator · Safeties
Tennessee
20181 season
Defensive Coordinator · Defensive Backs
Florida State
2014–20174 seasons

Career paths from head coach to a head job

Coaching tree

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Relationships

Coached under 15 people at 9 programs, most recently Hugh Freeze, Deion Sanders and Nick Saban

Coach	Where	Seasons
Hugh Freeze	Auburn	2024
Deion Sanders	Colorado	2023
Nick Saban	Alabama	2019–2022
Jeremy Pruitt	Tennessee	2018
Odell Haggins	Florida State	2017
Jimbo Fisher	Florida State	2013–2017
Paul Johnson	Georgia Tech	2008–2012
Jon Tenuta	Georgia Tech	2007
Chan Gailey	Georgia Tech	2006–2007
Jay Thomas	Nicholls

Mentored 32 people at 1 program, most recently Adam Ross, Alex Lanzone and Austin Jones

Succeeded 10 people at 6 programs, most recently Rich Rodriguez, Rod Smith and Chris Wilson

Succeeded by 8 people at 5 programs, most recently Robert Livingston, Kevin Sherrer and Harlon Barnett

Had on staff 20 people at 1 program, most recently Bradley Summitt, Cam Hughes and Caylor May