Danny Rocco

Defensive Analyst, Virginia Tech · ACC · FBS · since 2026

1 season in the seatHead coach highest tier reachedJames Franklin mentor 6 other mentors 43 protégés

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Experience

16 stints

Defensive Analyst
Virginia Tech
2026–present1 season
Head Coach
VMI
2023–20253 seasons
Defensive Analyst
Penn State
20221 season
Head Coach
Delaware
2017–20215 seasons
Head Coach
Richmond
2012–20165 seasons
Head Coach
Liberty
2006–20116 seasons

Career paths from analyst to a head job

Coaching tree

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Relationships

Mentored 49 people at 4 programs, most recently A. J. Hampton, Bryan Stinespring and Patrick Ashford

Coach	Where	Seasons
A. J. Hampton	VMI	2025
Bryan Stinespring	VMI	2023
Patrick Ashford	VMI	2023–2024
Rich Yahner	VMI	2023–2025
Manny Rojas	Delaware	2021
Bryan Stinespring	Delaware	2020–2021
Greg Meyer	Delaware	2020
Bill Cubit	Delaware	2019
Dave Legg	Delaware	2019–2020
Gregory Meyer	Delaware	2019

Succeeded 6 people at 5 programs, most recently Scott Wachenheim, Dave Brock and Dennis Dottin-Carter

Coach	Where	Seasons
Scott Wachenheim	VMI	2023
Dave Brock	Delaware	2017
Dennis Dottin-Carter	Delaware	2017
Wayne Lineburg	Richmond	2012
Ken Karcher	Liberty	2006
Mike Sweatman	New York Jets	2000

Succeeded by 7 people at 7 programs, most recently Ashley Ingram, Dan Connor and Russ Huesman

Coach	Where	Seasons
Ashley Ingram	VMI	2026
Dan Connor	Penn State	2022
Russ Huesman	Richmond	2017
Steve Bernstein	Virginia	2006
Mike Westhoff	New York Jets	2001
Bob Babich	Tulsa	1990
Bob Ligashesky	Wake Forest	1985

Had on staff 4 people at 1 program, most recently Carl Kotz, Chris Stewart and Jude Moser

Coach	Where	Seasons
Carl Kotz	Delaware	2017–2020
Chris Stewart	Delaware	2017–2020
Jude Moser	Delaware	2017–2019
Tony Palmieri	Delaware	2017–2020