Nate Dreiling
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Inside linebackers coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 27, 1990 Victoria, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2013 | Pittsburg State |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2014 | Omaha Mammoths |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2016 | Kansas (GA) |
| 2017 | Pittsburg State (S) |
| 2018–2019 | Pittsburg State (DC) |
| 2020 | Oregon (defensive analyst) |
| 2021 | Southeast Missouri State (defensive RGC / MLB) |
| 2022–2023 | New Mexico State (DC) |
| 2024 | Utah State (interim HC / DC) |
| 2025–present | Oklahoma (ILB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Nate Dreiling (born October 27, 1990) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the inside linebacker coach at University of Oklahoma, a position he has held since 2025. He was previously the interim head football coach and defensive coordinator at Utah State University in 2024. He also served as the defensive coordinator at New Mexico State University from 2022 to 2023.
Dreiling played college football at Pittsburg State University as a linebacker from 2009 to 2013.[1] He signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Dreiling held various assistant coaching positions at the University of Kansas, Pittsburg State, the University of Oregon, Southeast Missouri State University and New Mexico State.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]College
[edit | edit source]Dreiling played for the Pittsburg State Gorillas as a linebacker from 2009 to 2013, where he helped the Gorillas win the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2011.
Professional
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Dreiling signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. After being released by the Packers, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He also played for the Omaha Mammoths of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).[2]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Dreiling began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Kansas in 2015.
Pittsburg State
[edit | edit source]In 2017, Dreiling was hired as the safeties coach at his alma mater Pittsburg State. In 2018, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.
Oregon
[edit | edit source]In 2020, Dreiling joined the University of Oregon as a defensive analyst under head coach Mario Cristobal.
Southeast Missouri State
[edit | edit source]In 2021, Dreiling was hired as the defensive run game coordinator and middle linebackers coach at Southeast Missouri State University under head coach Tom Matukewicz.
New Mexico State
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Dreiling joined New Mexico State University as their defensive coordinator under head coach Jerry Kill.
Utah State
[edit | edit source]In 2024, Dreiling was hired as the defensive coordinator at Utah State University.
On July 2, 2024, then-head coach Blake Anderson was placed on administrative leave and formally fired 16 days later; Dreiling was named interim head coach in Anderson's place.[3][4]
Arkansas State
[edit | edit source]On January 3, 2025, Dreiling was named the defensive coordinator at Arkansas State University.[5]
Oklahoma
[edit | edit source]Less than a month later on February 1, 2025, Dreiling was hired by head coach Brent Venables to be the inside linebackers coach at Oklahoma.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Dreiling and his wife, Alexa, have three children. His father, Randy Dreiling, is a decorated high school football and holds the Kansas state record for state championships as a head coach with 10.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State Aggies (Mountain West Conference) (2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Utah State | 4–8 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Utah State: | 4–8 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–8 | ||||||||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches
- Green Bay Packers players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
- New Mexico State Aggies football coaches
- Omaha Mammoths players
- Oregon Ducks football coaches
- People from Victoria, Kansas
- Pittsburg State Gorillas football coaches
- Pittsburg State Gorillas football players
- Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football coaches
- Utah State Aggies football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Kansas
- Players of American football from Kansas