Jeff Choate
NevadaHot seat: 28% chance he is fired before the season ends
Why: 3-6, 1.2 wins behind preseason pace; 3-9 last season
Coaching since 2021
Jeff Choate is 9-25 at Nevada since 2024 and 37-47 in his career. Hot seat: 28% chance he is fired before the season ends.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
2026 season3-6Conf 2-3
At Nevada9-25Conf 4-16 · since 2024
Last 3 seasons9-25Conf 4-16
Career37-47Conf 4-16 · 8 seasons
Source: ESPN standings; Hot seat tracker through 2025, ESPN standings for 2026; Hot seat tracker
Nevada won 49.4% of its games before he arrived (52.1% in conference). His career win rate is -5.4 pts against that (-32.1 pts in conference).
Bio
- Hired
- Dec 3, 2023
- Alma mater
- Montana Western
- Calls plays
- No
- Background
- Defense
- First-time head coach
- No
Head Coaching Seasons
2 seasonsNevada Staff, 2026
18- Jeff ChoateHead Coach
- Brett BartoloneOffensive Coordinator
- Kane IoaneDefensive Coordinator
- BJ RobertsonAssistant Special Teams Coordinator
- Parker HenrySpecial Teams Coordinator/Nickels
- Tevis BartlettAssistant Defensive Line
- Payam SaadatAssociate Head Coach/Defensive Line
- Nico JohnsonInside Linebackers
- Cameron NorcrossOffensive Line
- Joey ThomasPassing Game Coordinator/Secondary
- Trey TinsleyQuarterbacks
- Jim MastroRunning Backs
- Jordan LoefflerTight Ends
- Keith PriceWide Receivers
- Carlos CottrellAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Cole FeinauerAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Jaharie MartinAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Jason LoscalzoHead Strength & Conditioning Coach
Transfer Portal at Nevada
Roster average Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS): 19
| Cycle | In | Out | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
Staff History by Season
3 stints
Coaching Tenure Timeline
2 stopsHead Coaches He Worked Under
1- Steve SarkisianTexas, 2021-2023
Players He Coached
40- Morice Blackwell Jr.LB · Texas · 2023
Ethan BurkeLB · Texas · 2023
S'Maje BurrellLB · Texas · 2023- Jett BushLB · Texas · 2023
- Michael FlanaganLB · Texas · 2023
- Jaylan FordLB · Texas · 2023
- David GbendaLB · Texas · 2023
Derion GulletteLB · Texas · 2023
Anthony Hill Jr.LB · Texas · 2023
Marshall LandwehrLB · Texas · 2023
Liona LefauLB · Texas · 2023- Tannahill LoveLB · Texas · 2023
Brady SarkisianLB · Texas · 2023- Winston SmithLB · Texas · 2023
- Barryn SorrellLB · Texas · 2023
Colton VasekLB · Texas · 2023- Morice Blackwell Jr.LB · Texas · 2022
- Luke BrockermeyerLB · Texas · 2022
- Derrick BrownLB · Texas · 2022
- Ethan BurkeLB · Texas · 2022
- Jett BushLB · Texas · 2022
- Michael FlanaganLB · Texas · 2022
- Jaylan FordLB · Texas · 2022
- David GbendaLB · Texas · 2022
- Trevell JohnsonLB · Texas · 2022
- Koby KiddLB · Texas · 2022
- Marshall LandwehrLB · Texas · 2022
- Tannahill LoveLB · Texas · 2022
- DeMarvion OvershownLB · Texas · 2022
- Devin RichardsonLB · Texas · 2022
- Winston SmithLB · Texas · 2022
- Barryn SorrellLB · Texas · 2022
- Diamonte Tucker-DorseyLB · Texas · 2022
- Morice Blackwell Jr.LB · Texas · 2021
- Luke BrockermeyerLB · Texas · 2021
- Jett BushLB · Texas · 2021
Terrence Cooks IILB · Texas · 2021- Ben DavisLB · Texas · 2021
- Jake EhlingerLB · Texas · 2021
- Jaylan FordLB · Texas · 2021