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Defensive Coordinator
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Tim Walton was promoted to Defensive Coordinator in February 2007.
In his first three seasons on the Miami Hurricanes' coaching staff, Walton has quickly proven to be one of the best defensive backs coaches in the country.
His secondary ranked ninth in the nation in pass defense in 2004, first in 2005 and 40th in 2006. He has coached three All-Americans and two Freshman All-Americans. He is in his 13th year as a coach after lettering as a defensive back at Ohio State for four seasons.
In 2005 the Hurricanes ranked No. 1 in both pass defense and pass efficiency. In those two seasons, Walton coached three All-Americans and two Freshman All-Americans.
Walton came to Miami in 2004 after a successful stint as defensive backs coach at Louisiana State, where he helped lead the Tigers to the 2003 BCS national championship and a Southeastern Conference title.
In 2005, Walton's pass defense led the nation, allowing only 152.17 yards per game. He tutored two All-Americans: safety Brandon Meriweather (Football Writers of America) and cornerback Kelly Jennings (Sports Illustrated) and developed Kenny Phillips into a Freshman All-American. Jennings was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of this year's draft, and the other starter in the 2005 secondary, cornerback Marcus Maxey, was drafted in the fifth round by Kansas City. In addition, Devin Hester, who started some and played nickel back the last two seasons, went to Chicago in the second round.
In 2004, Walton coached a secondary unit that ranked ninth in the country. He tutored Antrel Rolle, who was named consensus All-American and was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Other members of the secondary included safety Greg Threat, who became the first defensive back in UM history to lead the team in tackles for a season, and Devin Hester, who converted to cornerback and led the team in interceptions.
Walton's 2003 Louisiana State defensive backs were a key factor in a defense that ranked among the nation's top three in four of five major defensive statistical categories: total defense (first, 252.0 yards per game), scoring defensive (first, 11.0 ppg), pass efficiency defense (second, 89.8 rating) and rushing defense (third, 67.0 yards per game). Additionally, LSU ranked 18th nationally in passing yardage defense (185.0 ypg). The 2003 LSU defense led the SEC in four of the five defensive categories and was second in the conference in pass defense.
Prior to joining the LSU staff, Walton was at Syracuse in 2002, coaching the defensive backs. He coached the secondary at Memphis in 2000 and 2001. In his first year with Memphis, the Tigers ranked fifth in the nation in total defense, allowing only 275 yards per game (and first in run defense). He also coached two first-team All-Conference USA selections in Idrees Bashir and Michael Stone at Memphis. Bashir was selected as the 37th overall pick of the 2001 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts, while Stone was taken later in the second round (54th overall pick) by the Arizona Cardinals.
Walton started his coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant at Bowling Green in 1995. He was promoted to running backs coach in 1996 and then moved to coach the defensive backs in 1999.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Walton has had two summer internships with NFL teams. He spent the summer of 1998 serving as a defensive intern with the Chicago Bears and the summer of 2001 as a defensive intern for the Green Bay Packers.
As a player, Walton was a two-year starter and four-year letterman at Ohio State, serving as co-captain for the Big Ten co-champions in 1993 while playing under current Miami head coach Larry Coker, who was OSU's secondary coach at the time.
A native of Grenada, Miss., and a 1994 graduate of Ohio State, Walton and his wife Tracy have three children, Trei, Timia and Tyler.
Personal Information
Full Name: Timothy Lamar Walton
Birth date: March 11, 1971
Hometown: Grenada, Mississippi
Education: B.A. in sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (1994)
Wife: Tracy
Children: Trei (13), Timia (7) and Tyler (6)
Walton's Coaching Career
2004-06 University of Miami (defensive backs)
2003 Louisiana State University (defensive backs)
2002 Syracuse University (defensive backs)
2000-01 University of Memphis (defensive backs)
1999 Bowling Green State University (defensive backs)
1996-98 Bowling Green State University (running backs)
1995 Bowling Green State University (graduate assistant)
Bowl Games as a Coach (3)
2006 MPC Computers Bowl
2005 Peach Bowl
2004 Peach Bowl
2004 Sugar Bowl
Bowl Games as a Player (4)
1993 Holiday Bowl
1992 Florida Citrus Bowl
1991 Hall of Fame Bowl
1990 Liberty Bowl
Honors as a Player
Four-year letterman as a defensive back at Ohio State (1990-93) Co-captain on defense for Ohio State's 1993 Big Ten Conference co-champions
Coaching Accomplishments
In two years at Miami, has coached three All-Americans (Antrel Rolle, Brandon Meriweather and Kelly Jennings) and two Freshman All-Americans (Anthony Reddick and Kenny Phillips) Miami had the No. 1-ranked pass defense in the nation in 2005, allowing only 152.17 yards per game, as well as the nation's best pass efficiency defense. In 2004, the Miami pass defense ranked ninth in the country With Louisiana State in 2003, the defense ranked first in the country, with the pass defense ranked 18th and the pass efficiency defense second nationally Had summer internships with two NFL teams: Chicago Bears (1998) and Green Bay Packers (2001)
Prominent Players Coached
Idrees Bashir (Memphis) - Indianapolis Colts Travis Daniels (Louisiana State) - Miami Dolphins Randall Gay (Louisiana State) - New England Patriots Devin Hester (Miami) - Chicago Bears Kelly Jennings (Miami) - Seattle Seahawks Marcus Maxey (Miami) - Kansas City Chiefs Antrel Rolle (Miami) - Arizona Cardinals Michael Stone (Memphis) - Arizona Cardinals Corey Webster (Louisiana State) - New York Giants
