Bobby April III
Stanford Cardinal
Position:Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers
Personal information
Born:Tucson, AZ
Career information
High school:St. Paul's (LA)
College:Louisiana–Lafayette
Career history
As a coach:

Robert April III is an American football coach who is currently the Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach for the Stanford Cardinal.[1]

Coaching career

College career

April III began his coaching career in 2004 as a student assistant for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.[2] He then became a graduate assistant for the Tulane Green Wave from 2005 to 2006.[2] In 2007, April III became the special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach for the Portland State Vikings through 2009.[3] In 2010, he was special teams coordinator and safeties coach for the Nicholls State Colonels.[4][5]

In 2018, April III returned to college football as outside linebackers coach for the Wisconsin Badgers.[2][3]

Professional career

April III was defensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2011 to 2012.[6][7] In 2013, April III moved to the New York Jets as defensive quality control coach and assistant linebacker coach.[7] In 2014, he was promoted to linebackers coach with the Jets.[8] In 2015, April III moved with Rex Ryan from the Jets to the Buffalo Bills and continued to serve as linebackers coach through 2016.[6][9]

Personal life

April earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Louisiana-Lafayette.[7] He is the son of Bobby April Jr., a former NFL and college special teams coordinator.[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://gostanford.com/news/2022/12/22/football-stanford-hires-bobby-april-as-dc
  2. 1 2 3 "Bobby April III". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Galloway, Jason (Feb 8, 2018). "Bobby April III hired as Wisconsin Badgers' outside linebackers coach". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "All-Time Assistants" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 35. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Anderson, April III named to Stubbs' Nicholls football team". houmatimes.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Pianovich, Stephen (February 7, 2018). "Wisconsin football hires Bobby April III as OLBs coach". daytondailynews.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Bobby April III" (PDF). nfl.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ Slater, Darryl (January 23, 2015). "Jets hire seven assistant coaches, including coordinators Kacy Rodgers, Bobby April Jr". nj.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Clarence native Jason Rebrovich 'thrilled' to remain in Buffalo". buffalobills.com. April 18, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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