On Tuesday, NC State announced the hiring of DJ Eliot as their new Defensive Coordinator. Eliot is 48 years old, and has 19 years of experience coaching at the College level (also 5 years as a Graduate Assistant) and 1 year of experience coaching in the NFL (Eagles Linebackers Coach in 2023).
Eliot has 9 years of experience as a Defensive Coordinator. In his time as a College Football Coach, he has also coached Outside Linebackers, Linebackers, Defensive Ends, Defensive Line and Defensive Backs. All that to say, he is a Defensive Coordinator that has experience coaching each position group as well.