Jon Poppe is the Head Coach at Columbia, coaching since 2016. Staff history at 2 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.
Updated Nov 12, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
Columbia Staff, 2026
10- Jon PoppePatricia & Shepard Alexander Head Coach of Football
- Seitu SmithOffensive Coordinator
- Andrew KukeshDefensive Backs Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator
- Ryan OsbornDefensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach
- Carlif TaylorDefensive Line Coach
- Justin WoodleyLinebackers Coach
- Gregory SkjoldOffensive Line Coach
- Chris BattiQuarterbacks Coach
- Kenneth TinsleyRunning Backs Coach
- AJ GallagherWide Receivers Coach
Transfer Portal at Columbia
Roster average Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS): 12
| Cycle | In | Out | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Staff History by Season
3 stints- 2024-2026
ColumbiaPatricia & Shepard Alexander Head Coach of Football - 2018-2022
- 2016-2017
Coaching Tenure Timeline
1 stopsHead Coaches He Worked Under
1- Al BagnoliColumbia, 2016-2017
Players He Coached
22- Ben AbercrombieDB · Harvard · 2022
Ty BartrumS · Harvard · 2022
Delian BradleyS · Harvard · 2022- Luke BridgesCB · Harvard · 2022
- Khalil DawseyDB · Harvard · 2022
- Diassa DiakiteCB · Harvard · 2022
- James HerringS · Harvard · 2022
- Max JonesDB · Harvard · 2022
AJ LopezCB · Harvard · 2022- Jelani MachenDB · Harvard · 2022
Kaleb MoodyDB · Harvard · 2022- Isaac RollinsCB · Harvard · 2022
- Sterling ScottDB · Harvard · 2022
- Garrett SharpDB · Harvard · 2022
Gavin ShipmanDB · Harvard · 2022- Phillip SmithermanS · Harvard · 2022
- David SpitzDB · Harvard · 2022
- Cam StoneDB · Harvard · 2022
- Victor TademyDB · Harvard · 2022
- Miguel VegaDB · Harvard · 2022
- Alex WashingtonDB · Harvard · 2022
Myles WileyDB · Harvard · 2022