Jesse Minter (born May 9, 1983) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan from 2022 to 2023.
 Minter in January 2024 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 9, 1983 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Mount St. Joseph |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Minter played college football at Mount St. Joseph University. He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Baltimore Ravens, Georgia State University, Indiana State University, University of Cincinnati and the University of Notre Dame.
Playing career
Minter was a four-year wide receiver at Mount St. Joseph University from 2002 to 2005.[1][2]
Coaching career
Notre Dame
Minter began his coaching career at Notre Dame as a defensive intern for one season before going on to Cincinnati as a graduate assistant.
Cincinnati
He left Cincinnati after two seasons to become the linebackers coach at Indiana State in 2009, working his way up to defensive coordinator.
Georgia State
Minter joined Georgia State in 2012 as their defensive coordinator. During his time with Georgia State, he helped develop the Panthers defense to where they were eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) pass defense in his final season with the team, while also earning a Broyles Award nomination.[3][4]
Baltimore Ravens
He departed Georgia State to join the Baltimore Ravens in 2017 as a defensive assistant, where he worked with the defensive backs. He was promoted to defensive backs coach in 2020.[5]
Vanderbilt
Minter was hired at Vanderbilt in 2021 as their defensive coordinator and safeties coach.[6][7]
Michigan
Minter was announced to be joining the University of Michigan coaching staff as the Matthew and Nicole Lester Family Football Defensive Coordinator on February 9, 2022.[8]
In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three game suspension to open the 2023 season, it was announced that Minter would serve as interim head coach for Michigan's first game of the season against East Carolina. On September 2, 2023, Minter led the Wolverines to a 30-3 victory over the Pirates, giving him his first official win as a head coach. [9]
Los Angeles Chargers
On February 6, 2024, Minter was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their defensive coordinator following head coach Jim Harbaugh.[10]
Personal life
Minter's father, Rick Minter, was the head coach at Cincinnati and is currently a defensive analyst at Michigan. Minter and his wife Rachelle have three children, Millie, Monte, and Mac.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Michigan | 1–0[n 1] | 0–0[n 1] | (East) | |||||
| Michigan: | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||