Hoosiers to Hire Charlton Warren as Defensive Coordinator
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Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
A source confirmed to Hoosier Huddle the report from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg than Indiana will hire Charlton Warren as their new defensive coordinator. Warren spent the 2020 season as the defensive backs coach for the University of Georgia. The Hoosiers had been looking for a new defensive coordinator since Kane Wommack announced he was taking the head coaching job at South Alabama.
Warren has 16 years of coaching experience and played his college football at the Air Force Academy from 1996-98.
2005-07 ........... U.S. Air Force Academy (DBs/Recruiting Coord.)
2008-11...................................................... U.S. Air Force Academy (Co-Defensive Coord./DBs/Recruiting Coord.)
2012-13...................................................... U.S. Air Force Academy (Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./DBs)
2014...................................................... Nebraska (Defensive Backs)
2015-16...................................... North Carolina (Defensive Backs)
2017................................. Tennessee (DBs/Special Teams Coord.)
2018................................................................ Florida (Cornerbacks)
2019-Present.......................................... Georgia (Defensive Backs)
At every stop the defense made marked improvements and his defensive backs are known to be keyed in on takeaways.
According to his biography on the UGA website Warren led the “2009 Falcons defense ranked seventh nationally with 20 interceptions and led the nation in turnover margin. In addition, that 2009 defense ranked in the top 20 nationally in passing yards allowed (5th), total defense (11th) and pass efficiency defense (17th).
In 2014, Warren helped guide Nebraska’s defense to rank fifth nationally in pass efficiency defense and 32nd in passing yards allowed. The Huskers ranked second nationally in completion percentage (48.5), 13th in yards per passing attempt (6.1) and 19th in touchdown passes (15).
Under Warren’s watch at UNC, the Tar Heels posted the tenth best passing defense in the NCAA in 2016, allowing only 180.8 yards per game through the air.
In his first year in Chapel Hill, Warren played a major role for a Tar Heel defense that allowed 14.5 fewer points from the previous season, the best improvement of any Power 5 program.
UNC also had the most improved pass defense in the country in both pass efficiency and yards per pass attempt. The Tar Heels led the ACC in interceptions, turnovers gained and passes defended while posting an 11-3 record and a berth in the ACC Championship Game. The 2015 Tar Heels allowed only 11 passing touchdowns, the fourth fewest in the NCAA.”
After his stint at UNC, Warren made the move to the SEC when he landed at Tennessee in 2017. “Warren molded Tennessee’s passing defenses into one of the stingiest in the SEC during the 2017 season, allowing the second-fewest passing yards (1,950) and yards per game (161.7). The Volunteers pass efficiency defense (127.8) was good enough for seventh in the league.”
From Tennessee, Warren landed at Florida where “Florida’s defense made huge improvements in 2018 compared to the prior season, including going from T-81st in the FBS for takeaways with 17 to T-11th with 26 and shooting from T-125th in fumble recoveries with three to T-12th with 12. The Gators’ pass efficiency defense (112.69 - 17th), scoring defense (20.0 - 20th) and sacks per game (2.85 - T-20th) also all improved with Warren’s help.”
Warren spent the last two seasons at Georgia. “In his first season at Georgia, Warren was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories.”
This past season the Georgia defense ranked 88th in passing yards allowed, but 35th in interceptions made with nine.
Warren is also an excellent recruiter and comes in ranked 23rd nationally as a recruiter according to the 247Sports rankings.