Dillon Sanders - Football Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Dillon Sanders

At Murray State

Enters his fourth season as defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Murray State in 2022.
Saw a trio of MSU linebackers honored including Eric Samuta and Cade Shupperd named All-OVC in 2022 and Cody Goatley earn All-OVC Newcomer Team honors.
Coached the Racer defense to an OVC-best 345.7 total yards allowed per game, as well as a league leading 1.64 sacks per game in 2021.
Helped Eric Samuta earn back-to-back All-OVC honors in 2021, as well as the first honor of his career for Darnel Victor.
Led a defensive unit that produced the best pass defense in the OVC allowing just 180.7 yards per game in the air.
In his first season in 2020, coached Eric Samuta to first-team All-OVC honors and Alec Long to second-team All-OVC honors.

Before MSU

Spent the 2019 season at New Mexico as the linebackers coach
While at New Mexico, coached second-team All-Mountain West linebacker Jacobi Hearn
Previous to UNM, spent three years as a graduate assistant at Kentucky
While at UK, was a football quality control assistant and defensive graduate assistant working with linebackers
During his time with the Wildcats, worked with Josh Allen, who won the 2018 Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player
Allen was eventually selected as the No. 7 overall draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars
From 2013-2015, spent three seasons as a defensive graduate assistant working with Utah State’s outside linebackers
While with the Aggies, Utah State ranked 17^th nationally in total defense and 12^th nationally in passing defense
At Utah State, coached two NFL third-round draft picks in Kyler Fackrell and Nick Vigil
Spent five seasons with the Colorado Ice of the Indoor Football League including the last three as offensive coordinator
Began his career as an undergraduate assistant at his alma mater, Northern Colorado

Personal

Graduated from Northern Colorado in 2010
Majored in business administration and finance
In 2015, received his master's of education in physical and sport education from Utah State
Married wife Becca in 2018 and have a daughter, Karsynn, and a son, Kaden.
Native of Lafayette, Colorado