Mike Linehan is the Defensive Ends Coach at Illinois, coaching since 2023. Staff history at 2 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
Staff History by Season
2 stints- 2026
- 2023-2025
Head Coaches He Worked Under
2- Bret BielemaIllinois, 2026
- Bobby HauckMontana, 2023-2025
Players He Coached
39
Tony BalanganayiDL · Illinois · 2026
Joe BarnaDL · Illinois · 2026
Cameron BrooksDL · Illinois · 2026
Parker CrimDL · Illinois · 2026
Joshua DavisDL · Illinois · 2026
Pat FarrellDL · Illinois · 2026
Guillermo GallardoDL · Illinois · 2026
Will HolmesDL · Illinois · 2026
Carter JankiDL · Illinois · 2026
Demetrius JohnDL · Illinois · 2026
King LigginsDL · Illinois · 2026
Darrell PraterDL · Illinois · 2026
Kingston ShawDL · Illinois · 2026
Carter SmithDL · Illinois · 2026
Connor SullivanDL · Illinois · 2026
Isaiah ThomisonDL · Illinois · 2026
Isaiah WhiteDL · Illinois · 2026
Deon WilliamsDL · Illinois · 2026
Braydon BaileyDT · Montana · 2025
Cooper BuffingtonDL · Montana · 2025
Kellen DetrickDE · Montana · 2025
Cole HarpoleDL · Montana · 2025
Isaac KeimDL · Montana · 2025
Logan KnaevelsrudDL · Montana · 2025
Jake MasonDL · Montana · 2025
Matai Mata'afaDL · Montana · 2025
Derek MorelandDL · Montana · 2025
Cole MuilenburgDL · Montana · 2025
Hunter PeckDE · Montana · 2025
Giovanni PifferiniDL · Montana · 2025
Jareb RamosDL · Montana · 2025
Hayden SchwartzDL · Montana · 2025
Zekiel SeumaloDL · Montana · 2025
Spencer TrippDL · Montana · 2025- Hayden HarrisDL · Montana · 2024
- Garrett HustedtDE · Montana · 2024
Matai Mata'afaDL · Montana · 2024- Henry NuceDL · Montana · 2024
Kellen DetrickDE · Montana · 2023
