Texas Longhorns DB Coach Terry Joseph Leaving For NFL Job

The Texas Longhorns are losing another top assistant to the NFL.
Texas Longhorns defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas Longhorns defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Texas Longhorns have reportedly lost another top assistant to the NFL.

According to reports from OrangeBloods.com's Anwar Richardson, Longhorns defensive backs and safeties coach Terry Joseph is leaving the program to accept a job with the New Orleans Saints.

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Joseph is now the second Longhorns assistant to leave for the NFL alongside running backs coach Tashard Choice, who left to accept a job with the Detroit Lions. The Longhorns also lost safeties Blake Gideon, who accepted a job as the Georgia Tech defensive coordinator.

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Joseph will be taking the role of defensive passing game coordinator on new head coach Kellen Moore's new staff.

Texas Longhorns defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff
Texas Longhorns defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Joseph had been with the Longhorns since the beginning of the Steve Sarkisian era in 2021, helping the Longhorns produce multiple NFL talents, including Ryan Watts, Anthony Cook, and Thorpe Award winner Jahdae Barron, and future NFL draft selection Malik Muhammad. During his time with Notre Dame, Joseph also developed now-Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton into a high draft selection.

He was also a primary recruiter of five-star talents like Kobe Black, Derek Williams, and Muhammad, and played a major role in the recruitment of Arch Manning. Joseph also helped the Longhorns land talents like Warren Roberson, Jordon Johnson-Rubell, Austin Jordan, Zelus Hicks, Jaylon Guilbeau, J'Mond Tapp, Terrance Brooks, Graceson Littleton, Sanatana Wilson, and many others.

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Before joining the Longhorns, Joseph spent time with Notre Dame from 2018-2020, North Carolina in 2017, Texas A&M from 2014-2016, Nebraska in 2012 and 2013, and Tennessee from 2010-2011.

This will be Joseph's first job at the NFL level.

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Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writers’ Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014, covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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