James Adams

Safeties, Michigan State · Big Ten · FBS · since 2025

2 seasons in the seatCoordinator highest tier reachedPat Fitzgerald mentor 5 other mentors 0 protégés

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Experience

6 stints

Safeties
Michigan State
2025–present2 seasons
Assistant Safeties
Wake Forest
20221 season
Cornerbacks
Purdue
20211 season
Cornerbacks
Navy
2020–20212 seasons
Assistant Head Coach · Defensive Backs
Charlotte
20181 season
Defensive Backs
Charlotte
2013–20175 seasons

Career paths from position coach to a head job

Coaching tree

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Relationships

Coached under 6 people at 5 programs, most recently Pat Fitzgerald, Jonathan Smith and Dave Clawson

Coach	Where	Seasons
Pat Fitzgerald	Michigan State	2026
Jonathan Smith	Michigan State	2025
Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	2022
Jeff Brohm	Purdue	2021
Ken Niumatalolo	Navy	2020–2021
Brad Lambert	Charlotte	2013–2018

Succeeded 3 people at 2 programs, most recently Greg Brown, Dean Hood and John Russell, Jr.

Succeeded by 2 people at 2 programs, most recently Ashton Youboty and Marcus West