Jahmile Addae (born May 30, 1984) is an American football coach and former safety who is currently the Cornerbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Position: | Cornerbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 30, 1984 Valrico, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | West Virginia (2001–2005) |
| Undrafted: | 2006 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Playing career
Addae played college football at West Virginia, where he was a four-year starter, two-time captain, and two-time All-Big East defensive back.
Addae was chosen for the 2006 Senior Bowl and participated in the NFL Scouting Combine. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but ended up spending the end of the season with the Indianapolis Colts.
Coaching career
Graduate Assistant
In 2007 Addae got into coaching, working as a graduate assistant for the Mountaineers. In 2008 and 2009 he worked as a graduate assistant for Michigan.
Cincinnati
In 2010 he joined the Bearcats staff as Cincinnati's director of player development. In 2011 he was given an on the field position as the team's running backs coach which he held until the end of the 2012 season.[1]
Arizona
Addae coached for five years at Arizona, first serving as an analyst from 2013 to 2015 then coaching the defensive backs in 2016 and 2017.[2]
Minnesota
In 2018 he worked as the defensive backs coach for Minnesota.[3]
West Virginia
In 2019 he returned to his alma mater to coach the secondary.[4] He was given the title of cornerback's coach in 2020.
Georgia
In 2021, Addae was the defensive backs coach for Georgia. He was part of the staff that won the National Championship over Alabama.[5] [6][7]
Miami
In 2022 he left Georgia and joined the Miami Hurricanes as the team's secondary coach.[8][9][1]
Buffalo Bills
On February 7, 2024, Addae was named as cornerbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills under head coach Sean McDermott.[10]
Personal life
Jahmile, and his wife, Maryann, have three sons.
His younger brother Jahleel Addae played safety in the NFL for the Colts.[11]