Brandon Blaney is in his third season on the Jaguars coaching staff. He spent the 2011 season as the defensive quality control coach and was named defensive assistant coach on Jan. 18, 2012. Blaney, a veteran of 15 seasons coaching at the collegiate level, previously spent eight years on the coaching staff at the University of Kansas.
Brandon Blaney is in his third season on the Jaguars coaching staff. He spent the 2011 season as the defensive quality control coach and was named defensive assistant coach on Jan. 18, 2012. Blaney, a veteran of 15 seasons coaching at the collegiate level, previously spent eight years on the coaching staff at the University of Kansas.
During his eight seasons at Kansas, Blaney served as recruiting coordinator as well as assistant offensive line coach and tight ends coach under head coach Mark Mangino. One of his players, tight end Derek Fine, was a fourth-round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills in 2008. As recruiting coordinator Blaney led and organized all recruiting efforts across the country.
Prior to his stint at Kansas, Blaney, 36, was on the staffs of two college teams that won national championships. He served four years (1995-98) at Youngstown State, his alma mater, which won the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 1997. Blaney then coached at Oklahoma (1999-2000), which went undefeated and won the national championship in 2000 under head coach Bob Stoops. In 2001 Blaney served as a graduate assistant under head coach Jim Tressel at Ohio State.
Blaney attended Youngstown State and graduated in 1999 with a degree in education. He, his wife Sarah and their son Max live in Jacksonville.
COACHING BACKGROUND: Youngstown State 1995-98, Oklahoma 1999-2000, Ohio State 2001, Kansas 2002-09, Jacksonville Jaguars 2011-13.
