Joe DeForest

Joe DeForest
NC State Wolfpack
Position:Safeties coach
Personal information
Born: (1965-04-17) April 17, 1965
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Titusville
College:Southwest Louisiana
NFL draft:1987: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Titusville HS (FL) (assistant) (1988–1990)
  • Rice (GA/RB) (1990–1991)
  • Rice (OLB) (1992–1993)
  • Duke (LB/ST) (1994–2000)
  • Oklahoma State (DB/ST) (2001–2004)
  • Oklahoma State (assoc. HC / S / ST) (2005–2011)
  • West Virginia (assoc. HC / DC / S) (2012)
  • West Virginia (S/ST) (2013–2015)
  • Kansas (ST) (2016–2017)
  • USC (defensive analyst) (2018)
  • USC (OLB) (2019)
  • NC State (S) (2020–present)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph John DeForest (born April 17, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the safeties coach at the North Carolina State University (NC State). DeForest played college football at the University of Southwestern Louisiana—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette.