James Thomas Jr. is the Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach at Maryland, coaching since 2022. Staff history at 1 school, 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
3 stints- 2026
- 2025
- 2022-2024
Coaching Tenure Timeline
1 stopsHead Coaches He Worked Under
2- Aazaar Abdul-RahimMaryland, 2026
- Mike LocksleyMaryland, 2022-2026
Players He Coached
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Taylor BestDB · Maryland · 2026
Darrell CareyDB · Maryland · 2026
Zahir CobbDB · Maryland · 2026
Ricardo Cooper Jr.DB · Maryland · 2026
Messiah DelhommeDB · Maryland · 2026
Gavin EdwardsDB · Maryland · 2026
Jamare GlaskerDB · Maryland · 2026
Lloyd Irvin IIIDB · Maryland · 2026
Amari JacksonDB · Maryland · 2026
Judah JenkinsDB · Maryland · 2026
Sean JohnsonDB · Maryland · 2026
Dontay JoynerDB · Maryland · 2026
Alex MooreDB · Maryland · 2026
Hakim SatterwhiteDB · Maryland · 2026
Jordan ScruggsDB · Maryland · 2026
Lavain ScruggsDB · Maryland · 2026
Jayden ShippsDB · Maryland · 2026
Ontario Washington Jr.DB · Maryland · 2026
Mekhai WhiteDB · Maryland · 2026
Sebastian Antoine-PompeyDB · Maryland · 2025
Taylor BestDB · Maryland · 2025
Ricardo Cooper Jr.DB · Maryland · 2025
Nijel CrossDB · Maryland · 2025
Messiah DelhommeDB · Maryland · 2025
Gavin EdwardsDB · Maryland · 2025
Jamare GlaskerDB · Maryland · 2025
Kevyn HumesDB · Maryland · 2025
Jalen HuskeyDB · Maryland · 2025
Lloyd Irvin IIIDB · Maryland · 2025
Judah JenkinsDB · Maryland · 2025
Dontay JoynerDB · Maryland · 2025
Braydon LeeDB · Maryland · 2025
Shamar McIntoshDB · Maryland · 2025
Alex MooreDB · Maryland · 2025
Carson PetitbonDB · Maryland · 2025
La'khi RolandDB · Maryland · 2025
Lavain ScruggsDB · Maryland · 2025
Jayden ShippsDB · Maryland · 2025
Samuel AduDL · Maryland · 2024- Tommy AkingbesoteDL · Maryland · 2024
