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Josh Aldridge

Defensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersatSouth Florida

Coaching since 2021

Josh Aldridge is the Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers at South Florida, coaching since 2021. Staff history at 4 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.

Head Coaching Seasons

1 season

Year	School	W-L	Conf	SRS	SP+	SP+ Off	SP+ Def	AP Final	Titles and Bowl
2022	Liberty	0-1	FBS Independents	-3.5	-1.5	24.1	25.4	-	L 19-21 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs Toledo

Staff History by Season

5 stints

1. 2026
   South FloridaDefensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersPosition groups: LB
2. 2025
   East CarolinaDefensive Coordinator/LinebackersPosition groups: LB
3. 2024
   AuburnDefensive Edge CoachPosition groups: EDGE
4. 2023
   AuburnLinebackers CoachPosition groups: LB
5. 2021-2022
   LibertyInterim Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers CoachPosition groups: LB

Coaching Tenure Timeline

2 stops

2023-20253 seasons

East Carolina

DC/LB

Position groups: DL,LB,CB,S

2022-20221 season

Liberty

Head Coach

Head Coaches He Worked Under

4

• Brian HartlineSouth Florida, 2026
• Blake HarrellEast Carolina, 2025
• Hugh FreezeAuburn, 2023-2024
• Hugh FreezeLiberty, 2021-2022

Players He Coached

40

• LBLorenzo BarnesLB · South Florida · 2026
• DBDeAngelo BowdenLB · South Florida · 2026
• ZHZavier HamiltonLB · South Florida · 2026
• RHRodney HillLB · South Florida · 2026
• GHGrayson HowardLB · South Florida · 2026
• DKDennis King IIILB · South Florida · 2026
• GLGavin LeachLB · South Florida · 2026
• GOGreg OttenLB · South Florida · 2026
• SRSam RobinsonLB · South Florida · 2026
• JBJackson BarkerLB · East Carolina · 2025
• RCRyheem CraigLB · East Carolina · 2025
• JDJulien DavisLB · East Carolina · 2025
• KDKendric DavisLB · East Carolina · 2025
• LHLuke HolmesLB · East Carolina · 2025
• NHNoah HolmesLB · East Carolina · 2025
• DJDJ Johnson Jr.LB · East Carolina · 2025
• LLLandon LewisLB · East Carolina · 2025
• JMJordan MilesLB · East Carolina · 2025
• JOJayden OldenLB · East Carolina · 2025
• RPReagan PrintyLB · East Carolina · 2025
• DWDameon WilsonLB · East Carolina · 2025
• PBPhilip BlidiDL · Auburn · 2024
• MBMalik BloctonDL · Auburn · 2024
• TCTrill CarterDL · Auburn · 2024
• ACAustin ChambersDL · Auburn · 2024
• KCKeyron CrawfordDE · Auburn · 2024
• KFKeldric FaulkDE · Auburn · 2024
• JFJoe Frazier Jr.DL · Auburn · 2024
• QJQuientrail Jamison-TravisDL · Auburn · 2024
• JJJayson JonesDL · Auburn · 2024
• GKGage KeysDL · Auburn · 2024
• TLTJ LindseyDL · Auburn · 2024
• JPJoe PhillipsDE · Auburn · 2024
• IRIsaiah RaikesDL · Auburn · 2024
• DRDJ ReedDL · Auburn · 2024
• ZWZykeivous WalkerDL · Auburn · 2024
• JWJamonta WallerDE · Auburn · 2024
• AWAmaris WilliamsDE · Auburn · 2024
• EAEugene AsanteLB · Auburn · 2023
• HBHayden BriceLB · Auburn · 2023

Current Connections

126 players

Jordy Lowery

CB

East Carolina 2025

Justin Benton

DL

East Carolina 2025

Key Crowell

CB

East Carolina 2025

Unknown player

East Carolina 2025

Unknown player

East Carolina 2025

Kendric Davis

LB

East Carolina 2025

Bernard Lackey Jr.

S

East Carolina 2025

Dameon Wilson

LB

East Carolina 2025

Xavier McIver

DL

East Carolina 2025

Noah Holmes

LB

East Carolina 2025

Jasiyah Robinson

DL

East Carolina 2025

Ryheem Craig

LB

East Carolina 2025

Anthony Smith

WR

East Carolina 2025

J.D. Lampley

DL

East Carolina 2025

Zion Wilson

DL

East Carolina 2025

Samuel Dankah

LB

East Carolina 2025

Julien Davis

LB

East Carolina 2025

Kieran Davis

DL

East Carolina 2025

Kendrick DuJour

DL

East Carolina 2025

Jackson Barker

LB

East Carolina 2025

+ 106 more players

Recruiting Classes by Tenure

LibertyHead Coach 2022-2022

Class	Commits	5-Star	4-Star	Avg Stars
2022	8	0	0	3