David Braun (American football)
American football player and coach
David Braun (born April 2, 1985) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Northwestern University, a position he has held since 2023.
Early life and education
Braun is from Wales, Wisconsin, where he attended Kettle Moraine High School.
Coaching career
Braun began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Winona State University, his alma mater, in 2008. In 2010, he was made the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Culver–Stockton College before returning to Winona State the following year. where he worked as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015 he became the defensive line coach at the University of California, Davis, where he stayed until the end of the 2016 season. In 2017, he was made the defensive line coach and run game coordinator at Northern Iowa University. In 2018, he was made the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. He was named the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at North Dakota State University in January 2019.
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