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Ryan Walters

Defensive CoordinatoratWashington

Coaching since 2011

Ryan Walters is the Defensive Coordinator at Washington, coaching since 2011. Staff history at 3 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.

Head Coaching Seasons

2 seasons

Year	School	W-L	Conf	SRS	SP+	SP+ Off	SP+ Def	AP Final	Titles and Bowl
2024	Purdue	1-11	Big Ten	-8.0	-16.2	19.2	33.6	-	-
2023	Purdue	4-8	Big Ten	-1.9	-7.3	21.8	27.1	-	-

Staff History by Season

3 stints

1. 2025-2026
   WashingtonDefensive Coordinator
2. 2023-2024
   PurdueHead Coach
3. 2021-2022
   IllinoisDefensive Coordinator

Coaching Tenure Timeline

7 stops

2025-present2 seasons

WashingtonCurrent

Defensive Coordinator

Position groups: DL,LB,CB,S

2023-20242 seasons

Purdue

Head Coach

2021-20222 seasons

Illinois

Defensive Coordinator

2015-20206 seasons

Missouri

Defensive Coordinator

2014-20141 season

Memphis

Cornerbacks Coach

2013-20131 season

North Texas

Cornerbacks Coach

2011-20111 season

Arizona

Defensive Backs Coach

Head Coaches He Worked Under

2

• Jedd FischWashington, 2025-2026
• Bret BielemaIllinois, 2021-2022

Recruiting Classes by Tenure

PurdueHead Coach 2023-2024

Class	Commits	5-Star	4-Star	Avg Stars
2024	14	0	4	3.29
2023	12	0	0	3