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American football coach (born 1987)

Born (1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 38)
Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.

High schoolLowndes County (Valdosta, Georgia)

Doug Belk
Denver Broncos
Title	Defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born	(1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 38) Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
Position	Quarterback
High school	Lowndes County (Valdosta, Georgia)
College	Carson–Newman (2007–2010)
Career history
Valdosta State (2011–2013) Defensive assistant & special teams coach (2011) Defensive backs coach (2012–2013) Alabama (2014–2016) Graduate assistant West Virginia (2017–2018) Cornerbacks coach Houston (2019–2023) Co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach (2019) Assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach (2020) Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator & safeties coach (2021–2023) USC (2024–2025) Defensive backs coach Denver Broncos (2026–present) Defensive backs coach

Awards and highlights
As assistant coach CFP national champion (2015) NCAA Division II national champion (2012)

Douglas Belk (born September 16, 1987) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has also coached in college for the West Virginia Mountaineers, Houston Cougars, and USC Trojans.

Belk was born in Valdosta, Georgia to Douglas and Dorothia Belk. He attended Lowndes County High School and played quarterback, running back, and wide receiver in college for the Carson–Newman Eagles.^[1]

Coaching career

Valdosta State

Belk began his coaching career in 2011 at Division II Valdosta State. In his first year he worked as a defensive assistant and assisted with the special teams. In 2012 and 2013 he coached the team's secondary, and they went on to win a division 2 national championship.

Alabama

In 2014 Belk took a pay cut^[2] in order to join Nick Saban’s Alabama staff as a graduate assistant.^[3] He stayed there until the end of the 2016 season,^[4] winning a national championship in 2015 and the SEC every year he was there.^[5]

West Virginia

In 2017 Belk was hired as the Mountaineers cornerbacks’ coach.^[2]^[6]^[7] He stayed there until the end of the 2018 season.

Houston

On January 11, 2019, it was announced that Belk followed Dana Holgorsen to Houston^[8] and became the team's safeties coach in addition to the team's co-defensive coordinator.^[9] In January 2020, he was given the additional title of associate head coach.^[10] On January 19, 2021 in addition to his positions as safeties coach and associate head coach, Belk was given control of the defense, becoming the sole defensive coordinator for Houston.^[11]^[12] He stayed there until Holgorsen was fired at the end of the 2023 season.

USC

From 2024 to 2025, Belk served as the defensive backs coach for the USC Trojans. During his tenure at USC, he was credited with developing prospects such as Jaylin Smith, Bishop Fitzgerald, and Kamari Ramsey.^[13]

Denver Broncos

On February 14, 2026, Belk was hired as the Denver Broncos' defensive backs coach, replacing recently fired cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch.^[14]

References

↑ "Belk, Douglas". Carson-Newman Eagles. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
1 2 Taylor, Allan (February 10, 2017). "Belk's paycutting move to Bama pays off with WVU job". WV MetroNews. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Casagrande, Michael (February 24, 2020). "How Alabama football hires evolved, where they are now". AL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
↑ McFadden, William (February 10, 2017). "Report: Alabama defensive assistant hired by West Virginia". Saturday Down South. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Lucas, Raymond (September 21, 2023). "Revisiting Alabama's loaded 2015 coaching staff, history of Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin ahead of Week 4 clash". 247Sports. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
↑ Keeler, Bart (February 10, 2017). "WVU to Hire Alabama Grad Assistant Doug Belk to Coach Cornerbacks". The Smoking Musket. SB Nation. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ "Doug Belk named cornerbacks coach at West Virginia". The Washington Times. Associated Press. February 10, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Wexler, Adam (January 12, 2019). "Holgorsen names five assistants to coaching staff". KPRC. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Duarte, Joseph (January 12, 2019). "Dana Holgorsen adds 5 assistants to UH staff". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Duarte, Joseph (January 16, 2020). "UH football announces new roles for coaching staff". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Duarte, Joseph (August 9, 2021). "Inside the Belk way: New UH defensive coordinator big on details". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Duarte, Joseph (March 24, 2021). "UH defensive coordinator Doug Belk has two-year, $1.1 million contract". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Kartje, Ryan (January 20, 2026). "Secondary coach Doug Belk departs USC, Trojans hire Mike Ekeler to lead special teams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
↑ Jensen, Chad (February 15, 2026). "Report: Broncos Hire 'Rising Star' to Coach the Secondary". Denver Broncos On SI. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

External links

Carson–Newman Eagles bio
Denver Broncos bio

NFL defensive back coaches

American Football Conference

AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West
Joe Danna & Jay Valai (Buffalo Bills) Ryan Downard & Jahmile Addae (Miami Dolphins) Justin Hamilton & Scott Booker (New England Patriots) Chris Harris & Ryan Slowik (New York Jets)	Mike Mickens & P. J. Volker (Baltimore Ravens) Charles Burks & Jordan Kovacs (Cincinnati Bengals) Brandon Lynch & Ephraim Banda (Cleveland Browns) Jason Simmons & Joe Whitt Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers)	Dino Vasso & Stephen Adegoke (Houston Texans) Chris Hewitt & Jerome Henderson (Indianapolis Colts) Anthony Perkins (Jacksonville Jaguars) Tony Oden & Marquand Manuel (Tennessee Titans)	Doug Belk (Denver Broncos) Dave Merritt & Andre Curtis (Kansas City Chiefs) Joe Woods & Matt Robinson (Las Vegas Raiders) Steve Clinkscale & Adam Fuller (Los Angeles Chargers)

National Football Conference

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West
Derrick Ansley & Ryan Smith (Dallas Cowboys) Donald D'Alesio & Addison Lynch (New York Giants) Mike Pellegrino & Roy Anderson (Philadelphia Eagles) William Gay & Tommy Donatell (Washington Commanders)	Al Harris (Chicago Bears) Deshea Townsend & Jim O'Neil (Detroit Lions) Bobby Babich & Daniel Bullocks (Green Bay Packers) Gerald Alexander (Minnesota Vikings)	Justin Hood (Atlanta Falcons) Renaldo Hill (Carolina Panthers) Grady Brown (New Orleans Saints) Rashad Johnson & Tim Atkins (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Zac Etheridge & Cristian Garcia (Arizona Cardinals) Jimmy Lake & Chris Beake (Los Angeles Rams) Jerry Gray & Ray Brown (San Francisco 49ers) Karl Scott & Jeff Howard (Seattle Seahawks)

v t e 2012 Valdosta State Blazers football—NCAA Division II national champions
Jeremy Grable Seantavius Jones Edmund Kugbila Kaleb Nobles Cedric O'Neal Ryan Schraeder Lawrence Virgil Head coach David Dean Assistant coaches: Doug Belk Robby Brown Seth Wallace

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Jonathan Allen
Ryan Anderson
Anthony Averett
Blake Barnett
Bradley Bozeman
Tony Brown
Jake Coker
Lester Cotton
Denzel Devall
Kenyan Drake
Rashaan Evans
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Reuben Foster
Robert Foster
Joshua Frazier
Derrick Gore
Brandon Greene
Adam Griffith
Shaun Dion Hamilton
Da'Shawn Hand
Damien Harris
Ronnie Harrison
J. C. Hassenauer
Derrick Henry
Hale Hentges
O. J. Howard
Marlon Humphrey
Eddie Jackson
Anfernee Jennings
Cyrus Jones
Ryan Kelly
Cole Mazza
Jamey Mosley
Christian Miller
Richard Mullaney
Daron Payne
Ross Pierschbacher
Reggie Ragland
Jarran Reed
Calvin Ridley
A'Shawn Robinson
Cam Robinson
Bo Scarbrough
J. K. Scott
Cam Sims
Maurice Smith
ArDarius Stewart
Bradley Sylve
Deionte Thompson
Dalvin Tomlinson
Jabriel Washington
Tim Williams

Head coach: Nick Saban

Assistant coaches: Aazaar Abdul-Rahim; Doug Belk; Burton Burns; Scott Cochran; Keary Colbert; Mario Cristobal; Bo Davis; Rob Ezell; Eric Kiesau; Lane Kiffin; Dan Lanning; Tosh Lupoi; Alex Mortensen; Billy Napier; Freddie Roach; Glenn Schumann; Kirby Smart; Mel Tucker; William Vlachos; Charlie Weis Jr.; Bobby Williams; Jody Wright

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Houston

USC

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