Jeff Casteel
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator, linebackers coach |
| Team | Nevada |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Paden City, West Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | California (PA) (GA) |
| 1987 | Miami Palmetto HS (FL) (DL) |
| 1988–1990 | Shepherd (DL) |
| 1991–1999 | Shepherd (AHC/DC) |
| 2000 | UTEP (DE) |
| 2001 | West Virginia (DL) |
| 2002 | West Virginia (co-DC/LB) |
| 2003–2011 | West Virginia (DC/LB) |
| 2012–2015 | Arizona (DC/LB) |
| 2017–present | Nevada (DC/LB) |
Jeffrey Allen Casteel is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and at the University of Nevada.
Casteel was raised in Paden City, West Virginia and graduated from Paden City High School where he was a football stand out and member of the Paden City 1979 West Virginia Class 'A' State Champion Football Team. Casteel earned bachelor's and master's degrees from California University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he served as a graduate assistant for his alma mater from 1984 to 1986 and also served in the training camp for the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). However in 1987, Casteel was defensive coordinator at Miami Palmetto High School. He then served as defensive line and strength coach for Shepherd University from 1988 to 1990. He was then moved to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 1991 to 1999. During that time period of being assistant head coach, Shepherd won six West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) championships.
After his tenure at Shepherd, Casteel moved to University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and coached the defensive ends for 2000. During that season, UTEP won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title and a berth to the Humanitarian Bowl.
After his one season at UTEP, Casteel moved to West Virginia University to join head coach Rich Rodriguez and coach the defensive line for the 2001 season. He was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in 2002 and eventually became the full-time defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
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