Joe DeForest

Joe DeForest
NC State Wolfpack
TitleSafeties coach
Personal information
Born (1965-04-17) April 17, 1965
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolTitusville
CollegeSouthwest Louisiana
NFL draft1987: undrafted
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
  • Titusville HS (FL) (assistant) (1988–1990)
  • Rice (GA/RB) (1990–1991)
  • Rice (OLB) (1992–1993)
  • Duke (LB/ST) (1994–2000)
  • Oklahoma State (DB/ST) (2001–2004)
  • Oklahoma State (assoc. HC / S / ST) (2005–2011)
  • West Virginia (assoc. HC / DC / S) (2012)
  • West Virginia (S/ST) (2013–2015)
  • Kansas (ST) (2016–2017)
  • USC (defensive analyst) (2018)
  • USC (OLB) (2019)
  • NC State (S) (2020–2024)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph John DeForest (born April 17, 1965) is a retired American football coach and former player. He most recently served as the safeties coach at the North Carolina State University (NC State). DeForest played college football at the University of Southwestern Louisiana—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette.